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Author Topic: hi new member - trying to find some info  (Read 1251 times)

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hi new member - trying to find some info
« on: October 29, 2008, 09:35:26 PM »
Hi everybody

I have just come across a TE Ghia with leather trim which the owner believes is factory... it's probably a question you guys have come across heaps of times...but whats the story...

cheer

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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2008, 01:36:50 AM »
it's not the first time i've heard or seen it. i dont know what the actual protocol was whther they were optioned with leather or cloth.

last one i saw was a silver te with cream coloured leather seats/interior.
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2008, 05:36:05 PM »
I've seen about 4 in my time as well, all were cream in colour. It's a bit hard to say now as these cars getting 30 years old, but we had a guest speaker at our meeting that worked for Ford. He said dealers did a lot of inhouse changes and retrims were one of them.
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2008, 06:11:09 PM »
thanks guys

this one is white with back interior - fair few tears though.

Cheers

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