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Topic: '70 deluxe question
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70SportsRoof
Gearhead Posts: 901
From: Orange County, CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 03-07-2005 01:54 AM
   
I've always heard the Interior Decor group for the '70 had molded door panels, however, my Deluxe SportsRoof has standard door panels. Can anybody confirm that standard door panels were available with the Decor group?------------------
Gary M
a pair of '46 Ford trucks, '57 Fairlane, & '70 Mustang Deluxe SportsRoof
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42661
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-07-2005 08:11 AM
As far as I know the Interior Decor group got the molded door panels. They're one of the main parts of the package.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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70boss302
Gearhead Posts: 340
From: Jeffersonville, NY USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 03-07-2005 10:01 AM
My Boss302 has the deluxe interior option and it's door panels are moulded with the arm rests as all 1 piece. They have a strip of carpet at the very bottom, about 6". I am replacing my door panels this summer due to the original arm rest cracking. Does anyone fix these or do they have to be replaced? ------------------
70 Boss 302, 71 429 Mach1, 86 RX7 GLX
02 Z06 Vette
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RICKS
Gearhead Posts: 350
From: Ocala, FL
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-07-2005 10:36 AM
In 1970, the interior decor group DID NOT include molded deluxe door panels on coupes or sportroofs. To spark your memory on this, pull up a picture of the interior of any '70 Boss 429. All came with the interior decor group, and they all have standard door panels. I've got a thoroughbred restored '70 Deluxe Sportroof 428, and the door panels are correctly standard.In '70, the molded deluxe door panels were used for Mach 1, Grande, convertibles with the interior decor option, and interestingly enough, the Boss 302's optioned with the interior decor group also got deluxe door panels. It's confusing, and many reference books get it wrong and say that the interior decor came with deluxe door panels in '70.
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70SportsRoof
Gearhead Posts: 901
From: Orange County, CA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 03-07-2005 09:53 PM
Excellent. Thanks much Rick. I have always wondered about this topic, even been told that my car was wrong by not having the molded door panels. Thanks again.------------------
Gary M
a pair of '46 Ford trucks, '57 Fairlane, & '70 Mustang Deluxe SportsRoof
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42661
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-08-2005 08:58 AM
That's what I would have thought before Rick cleared it up.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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HHuggins
Gearhead Posts: 220
From: Laguna Niguel, CA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-08-2005 03:46 PM
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My Boss302 has the deluxe interior option and it's door panels are moulded with the arm rests as all 1 piece. They have a strip of carpet at the very bottom, about 6". I am replacing my door panels this summer due to the original arm rest cracking. Does anyone fix these or do they have to be replaced?
Hey Boss - I'm in the same boat as you, replacing the door panels on my stang. Don't make the same mistake I did and assume that "reproduction" door panels, are all the same. I ordered a pair six months back and pulled them out two weeks ago to put on the car, only to find that they are far from an accurate reproduction. I hear that the panels avaialable from NPD are exact duplicates, so that's where I'll be ordering another set from. Now I'm stuck with a pair of new panels I don't want or need. HH [This message has been edited by HHuggins (edited 03-08-2005).] [This message has been edited by HHuggins (edited 03-08-2005).]
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65darkhorse
Gearhead Posts: 952
From: Northern NJ
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 03-08-2005 04:19 PM
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Originally posted by HHuggins:
Now I'm stuck with a pair of new panels I don't want or need.
Ebay 'em - New in box ... 
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