Some of the resident experts have posted on the difference between 'early' and 'late' saddle brown interiors, but it was hard to find pics to compare the two while trying to put my '73 tii together.

Since I've found some of the '73 pieces, I was able to compare them with the ones out of my '72 (VIN 2478816, late '71 build date).

Pics show early saddle brown on the left, late on right. (Not shown are the pre-'71 "tobacco" brown or the tan from the square taillight cars.)

These examples are all worn and sun-faded (the round piping on the seams should not be black), but the earlier saddle was more gold with dark striations and the late was more reddish and solid color.

To those with saddle interiors: I feel your pain.

--Steve
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'73 2002tii Agave green #2763558

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