My '66 round body Australian Falcon shares a lot of commonality with the 63 Comet. When I purchased the car the dash pad had been removed due to cracking/fading. I still have the dash pad but repairs are quite expensive. I notice that Dearborn Classics sell retro dash pads for the early Falcons but my dash is like your 63 Commet.
Can retro Comet dash pads be purchased in the USA, and if so what company does a good job?
Bruce
63 Comet dash pad
63 Comet dash pad
"I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,..enough with the floods already..."
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,..enough with the floods already..."
Re: 63 Comet dash pad
I have not seen 63 comet dash pads available. I have not looked real hard though. I took mine out of my 63 22 years ago. Never replaced it.
1963 Comet S-22 Drag Car
1964 Fairlane 2 door sedan T-Bolt Clone
2007 Shelby GT
1989 LX 5.0 Convertible
1964 Fairlane 2 door sedan T-Bolt Clone
2007 Shelby GT
1989 LX 5.0 Convertible
Re: 63 Comet dash pad
Thanks mate. Does the Comet dash look the same as my dash. Same profile?
"I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,..enough with the floods already..."
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,..enough with the floods already..."
Re: 63 Comet dash pad
It does look the same to me. The trim strip looks the same as well as the two screw down corner pieces. I've only seen one or two used 63 comet dash pads come through EBAY in the last 5 or 6 years. Not too easy to find, but i'll keep an eye open for you. Mark
1963 Comet S-22 Drag Car
1964 Fairlane 2 door sedan T-Bolt Clone
2007 Shelby GT
1989 LX 5.0 Convertible
1964 Fairlane 2 door sedan T-Bolt Clone
2007 Shelby GT
1989 LX 5.0 Convertible
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Re: 63 Comet dash pad
I sold a nice black one for $500+ 2 yrs ago.Almost non existant
19'62 2Dr. Sedan, Black with Red interior.
1962 Comet S-22,Champagne w/beige and white interior
Black 1993 Ford Lightning
1962 Comet S-22,Champagne w/beige and white interior
Black 1993 Ford Lightning
Re: 63 Comet dash pad
Thats a ball park figure that our vinyl dash repair people are quoting to repair an original.Hillbilly Comet Man wrote:I sold a nice black one for $500+ 2 yrs ago.Almost non existant
"I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,..enough with the floods already..."
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,..enough with the floods already..."
Re: 63 Comet dash pad
I realize this is a super old thread but www.rhinofabrications.com has the 1963 Comet dash pad.
Re: 63 Comet dash pad
Yea a member on here helped them to production;Bagger wrote:I realize this is a super old thread but http://www.rhinofabrications.com has the 1963 Comet dash pad.
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