wilbur

Not sure if this helps but here's a picture of my 58 speaker grill.

rich5962

Richard,

Your screen is GM for 1958 & 1959. They did NOT use the bezel. The screen is a plateau shape with a ridge. Like this '58/'59 screen......




Your bezel is for 1960 to 1962. The screen for those years is flat.

1960 example....



Your's is made of 2 versions of parts.

SDVette

Here is a better shot of the later (60-62) bezel and grill:

rfn026

I suspect that the original owner had some work done on the speaker. I have the fix since they didn't want to remove the dash pad. Notice how high the screen sits.

The real mystery is where did that bezel come from? I suspect it was from another Chevy product since most of the early work on this car was done at the dealership in Jenkintown, PA.

This car are really fascinating when you start digging into them.

Richard Newton

rich5962

Richard, Did you not read post #13 ???

rfn026

You post was what got me thinking my car was wrong. Actually I've seen enough NCRS cars to get a hint. Now it's confirmed.

I've also come to the conclusion that my carpeting is wrong. That's why I'm finding so much glue.



The interior is actually a little rougher than I anticipated. On the other hand I sort of knew all of this which is why I planned on replacing the carpeting and seats.

The good part is I found a blasting shop for my seat frames yesterday.

Richard Newton
Car Tech Stuff

Frankie the Fink

I've put carpet down twice in my '61 from two different manufacturers. Both sets conformed nicely to the floor pan contours, center console area and transmission tunnel - no glue needed. Glue just makes for a lot of grief later on and carpet has to be routinely replaced in a convertible driver in Florida every 3-4 years pretty much... If glue is required for judging then I'd use the minimum you could get by with.

mashinter

On the left is the screen that goes with the bezel. It fits inside the bezel. You have the screen on the right fit inside the bezel.

wilbur

Here's a pictures from my 58 just after I restored the interior with the correct light blue daytona weave carpet.

rfn026

I spent a couple of hours today scraping glue off the floorboards. I would love to find the guy that did this 40 years ago.

I love the '58 radio blanking plate. Where did you find it?

Also, I like the panel without all the *****. No heater?

Richard Newton

Solid Axle Guy

disregard this. Did not see other comments responding to your Q

wilbur

My car came without a heater/radio.
but you can still buy repos and sometimes originals check eBay.

wilbur

If you care about originality make sure that the carpet you buy is light blue and not the darker blue some vendors sell. I bought mine from Al Knoch around 3 years ago.

rfn026

I foundhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-1858-1959-1960-1961-1962-Radio-Delete-Block-Off-Plate-Original-Script-/141460986490?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20efbb5a7a&vxp=mtr. She wants $259.95 for it. I guess that still cheaper than a Wonderbar radio.

Richard Newton

Solid Axle Guy

That's vette gal Mary Jo Rohner from CA

rfn026

Basically I'm still scraping glue. My experience is that the floor need to be smooth or the carpeting will show a series of bumps. It's sort of like painting a car. It's the prep work that counts. The resto guy I use says "It's nothing to do with the paint actually. It's all about what's under the paint."

I've removed the seat frames. Actually I removed them so I could get to the glue under the seats.



I'm going to drop them off at the sand blaster on Monday. Al Knoch says to paint them and avoid powder coating. He feels that powder coating scratches too easily and is really impossible to repair. Paint can always be repaired.

The trick is going to be finding a shop that wants to deal with a job this small.



About the wood. I have a feeling it's a fix of some sort. On the other hand it's really well done. Your thoughts?

Richard Newton

rich5962

With the wood there, the edge of the seat frame won't lock into the front horizontal bar. It was probably put there so the seat bottom could come out quickly.

Maybe for a stash of something under the seats?

Hmmm, I wonder what could it have been?

thoyer

Chevy dealer in Jenkintown would have been Bryner Chevrolet. I grew up a couple miles from there. I have bought a couple cars and lots of parts from them over the years. They are the only dealership around that has a top notch Corvette mechanic. He is the only one, besides myself, that I trust doing anything to my '07 Z06.

Keep up the interior work. Tedious job but if you pay attention to the details (and Rich), you will end up with a great looking interior.

I'll chime in wherever I can as I've done a few of these also..........
Tom

rfn026

It's nice to know that Bryner is still around. They were always a nice dealership. They used to host the regional NCRS shows back in the day. In an era of Penske and AutoNation it's nice to know that a small dealership can exist.

Richard Newton

thoyer

Yes they are still around, but have moved from the old Jenkintown location. If you are familiar with the area, they moved about 4 miles north to The Fairway. The old Cadillac Dealership ( I can't remember the name) across from where Wanamakers used to be.

I remember going to many of the chapter meets at Bryner also. We now hold them out in West Chester at County Corvette. The Run for the Ribbons is held each October and hosted by the Delaware Valley NCRS Chapter (the same chapter that hosted them back in the Bryner days).

Tom