Alcantara, ad says the genuine stuff.

[strat6v]

Alcantara, charcoal. £30.00/m . www.martrim.co.uk

[catswhiskers]

It says £25.00 per metre in the special offers page. :confused:

Think I paid £8 per metre but that was a lucky 'one off' :D

Mick

[tryphon]

Only the seats of the original Stradale are covered in Alcantara. The dash is covered by the famous mousehair fabric essentially composed of unobtainium.

[stableblock]

do you mean moleskin? - they used to sell this so that plumbers could wipe joints on lead pipes!

Peter

[strat6v]

might be pigskin

[tryphon]

Rodent skins here:
http://www.reoriginals.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2432

[CorseChris]

........ The dash is covered by the famous mousehair fabric essentially composed of unobtainium.

:))

...at $220 a metre, it can stay on the mice!!

[tryphon]

:))

...at $220 a metre, it can stay on the mice!!

When they were assembling the Stradales they used whatever material was laying around the FIAT group's warehouses. I have a feeling it din't cost as much back then...
The rest of the stuff (several tens of meters, hundreds maybe) was subsequently purchased by D. McCann who offered it on EBay some time ago at a very substantial price. I guess it was purchased by reoriginals afterwards as it didn't sell on EBay.
This material is very sought after by Daytona, 206/246 and Stratos owners hence the price...

[CorseChris]

I don't think I've ever really spotted the original material to be honest, but can see that for the originality it would certainly command such a price. One of those things that has to be right for the detail-concious.


The Alcantara that Martrim are selling looks like a decent deal. The black I used has a very thin foam layer, then a brushed nylon backing. Gave it good depth and shapes easily round tricky corners. Cost me £50/m. I have some single thickness charcoal stuff which isn't anywhere near as easy to work. Probably find it's the mysterious mousehair for all I know!

[Chris J]

You'd need a LOT of mice?!!

[CorseChris]

...not necessarily.....

http://www.fatmouse.tk/

:D

[Chris J]

I like it!

Very good, Chris.

Sorry, 'been off line for a while. (House move)

[strat6v]

Is it the big one on the hill, Castle?

[Chris J]

No John

That's where the rallying interest all started though,....9 years old, spectating on the Castle Howard stage 1971 Daily Mirror RAC (the snowy one). Only a couple of miles from my home.

[strat6v]

Hey chris,

You've weathered well. i thought i was older than you.I Reckon you only had the one short paper round when you were a nipper!! :D

[Chris J]

I AM handbag control free. I don't know if that's helped?

[strat6v]

Me too, got my decree nisi this week. Once i've paid her offthen life will be heaven.One hiccup today though, father outlaw has been intefering and spreading malicious stories which resulted in one window being put through by little old me. Gotta head down the nick for a spanking... :eek:

[John]

John,
are you home now or detained at her majesty's pleasure....
It's just tha we have'nt heard from you since!!

[strat6v]

Me Mate said wait till the policeman comes to see you, ....still waiting.

The red mist has now lifted, in fact it lifted the split second the boulder left my finger tips. Oh what a dumb thing to have done :o

Only plus could be the intefering outlaw might think twice in future.

[John]

Thats a relief! In more ways than one!!

[strat6v]

Outlaw isn't taking things any further, just got to pay for the dg unit

[John]

John,
is it true he said "He's never going to get that car finished"? Thats got to be worth every window in te house mate!

[strat6v]

That would be all the neighbours, all of me mates, all the family plus all here as well!!! :D :D :D