The exposed top of the dash panel would be a tough place for any varnished wood. As a caretaker of summer houses on this island, I get to refinish a lot of wood pieces, from furniture to boats. The sun is tough enough on our wedges.
As others have said well, the TR-7 design leaves the wood and organic seat fillers TR's behind for the wonders of plaid and plastic. We don't have to love them, just accept them as a part of the car.
Now, if the owner wants to fly me to Hawaii to meet with the craftsman himself...
Jeff
Jeffrey Aronson
P.O. Box 90
Vinalhaven, ME 04863
USA
'80 TR-7 Spider
'66 Land Rover Series II-A [2]
'66 Corvair Monza
www.landroverwriter.com