Topic: C3 Interior Color Question
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Thank you for the welcome! I would love to talk shop, especially because I'm just learning! I think you're about a half hour or so from Kenosha? We just moved here about 2 years ago from Chicago. Yep we are FIBs!
"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"
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Duncanville, TX - USA
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Most places that sell interior parts will send you a sample of the material used, for color comparison. Be aware tho....original upholstery and carpeting WILL fade over time, so what you have now may not be the same color it was originally anyway. 
Joel Adams
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Welcome! I have a '72 Mille Miglia with red interior. BEWARE!!!! Don't ask me how I know. For me, RED is correct for the interior. Any variation sucks. Make sure it's red. Not dark red, not maroon, not blood red, not torch red. Just RED. Smile... (At least that's the way it is on my 72)
Welcome to the forum. Nice '73!
My '75 also has the Dark Red vinyl interior and Oxblood is the colour I've always ordered for interior parts. It matches. Dark Red vinyl came on '73 to '75 vettes. The '72 red is much brighter.
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Build Date: May 7, 1975. 383 w/267 RWHP/310 RWTQ
Indeed. The '72 is very bright. That's why it's so important to pay attention to this. Chevy monkeyed with the interior a lot during those years.
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Vette(s): Numbers matching 1972 350 4 speed, silver pewter body with blue interior
I just ordered / received leather seat covers from Bair's (they resell for lower price Corvette America covers) and they are beautiful and match darn near exact. I have 72 blue and like you there are numerous names and versions of blue used in these cars. I pulled the back off the drivers seat and clipped a piece of preserved vinyl for color matching. I sent it to them for matching. On the floor mats I had an ACC dealer from ebay send me carpet samples. Here is their website AutoMatStore.com. On ebay they don't tell you its ACC brand mats. It is the least expensive ACC mats I have found.
My Christmas present to ME! Bought Sat 11-30-2013. 72, 350 4 spd, Silver with blue interior...Can't you just hear Pablo Cruz playing in the background?
HighDesertDave said: I just ordered / received leather seat covers from Bair's (they resell for lower price Corvette America covers) and they are beautiful and match darn near exact. I have 72 blue and like you there are numerous names and versions of blue used in these cars. I pulled the back off the drivers seat and clipped a piece of preserved vinyl for color matching. I sent it to them for matching. On the floor mats I had an ACC dealer from ebay send me carpet samples. Here is their website AutoMatStore.com. On ebay they don't tell you its ACC brand mats. It is the least expensive ACC mats I have found.
I have the ACC mats and carpeting in Oxblood and it was a good match.
Build Date: May 7, 1975. 383 w/267 RWHP/310 RWTQ
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
I used to be an ACC dealer. I still have the sample catalogs at the house somewhere. Only good for carpeting, tho, not seat covers.
Joel Adams
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I got new seat belts. Unfortunately the web stops don't match the bright red interior. And apparently the proper stops don't exist. Sad...
Thank you very much for the information! I will investigate this weekend. So I understand, you wrapped your vinyl seats with leather covers? When I think of seat covers, I think of stuff you buy in auto stores: never quite fitting right, getting bunched up as you get in and out of the car, wear out easily. I'm assuming this is not the case with leather covers but can you explain how exactly you wrapped your seats? Are you happy with the outcome?
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