early +2 dash .. what veneer should it be ? teak or walnut ?

[RichC]

At some stage i might need to re-do the veneer , but only once i'm sure i can find the correct replacement .
i picked upin the archive that early elans had teak veneer but mine looks a little too figured for teak
The early ones I hear are much darker than the later ones & i 'd like to keep it that way ...
RichC

[Gordon Sauer]

My understanding from books and things and the baby I have with "straight grain" and the plus with "burl" was that they were that way. So I'd say burl walnut--actually I think the straight grain on baby was mahogany from way it looks rather than teak but not sure--but burl walnut on plus, mine dark (1972). Gordon Sauer

[JJDraper]

My understanding is also that the Elan should have a teak veneer and the +2 a burr walnut one. My +2 came with teak veneer, but the dash was non standard. I liked the light colour of the teak, but also hankered after the interest of the burr walnut figuring.. Classical Dash in High Wycombe had a a wide variety of veneers to choose from. After looking at some samples, I opted for a burr oak which will lighten up the cabin..

Your choice!

Jeremy

[Jason1]

Not an easy answer here, before I saw Rich's dash I would have said it should have had a Walnut dash. But Rich's dash looks original but does not look like walnut?

Post a pic if you can Rich?

Jason

[RichC]

here u go

[Jason1]

Hi Rich

Off topic.

A pic of my washer bottle attached, it is 4 inches dia and 6 inches from bottom to shoulder. I believe these early ones are from a Cortina.

Sadly all the ?20 MGB ones on Ebay are too small for the early +2.

Jason

[Fraggle]

Hi Rich,
I have a 68 +2 with the early dash. My veneer is walnut.

Cheers,

Jason

[cabc26b]

My understanding is that lotus only used teak ( with an oil finish) on the first elans ( AKA S1's) with the 2 piece dash boards. the change over to a varnish and 1 piece dash occured in the fall of 1964. if I look/can find gary's spreadsheet I could tell you the month -

George

Got It, thanks Gary - looks like end of July/August of 64 is when the full width dashes start to appear....

[Stuart+2]

Rich

The veneer on my +2 dash (original) is a very pale timber. I
I'm no timber expert but it certainly is not teak and is too blonde for walnut.
I'd like to know what it is to be honest as it could do with a re-veneering.

Cheers

[robcall]

I have a reprint of Motor magazine-2nd Sept 1967.
It describes the dash as polished Walnut.
Maybe the burl Walnut was introduced with the +2s ??

I have an interest now as I've gone and bought a +2s 130/5