Interior

[deftone]

Does anybody have any decent pics of the interior and dash of an early 124 spider? I am restoring a 1969, that has had the entire interiour removed. The previous owner amased a large selection of parts and trim , some from earlier models and some from later, and Im not sure what should be used and what the layout should be, a lot of its pretty obvious, but some of it, in particular the switches etc, I dont know.

Also.....the levers by the handbrake......what are they for?

Thanks guys

[kilrwail]

Those would be for the heater/defroster Sorry, my '78 is probably not the right model for you to use, but I'm sure others will chime in. Good luck!

[mdrburchette]

The 69 looks basically like my 72. There may be a few small differences, but not many:


Mine had a/c in this picture so you can disregard the under dash unit. In the center part of the dash, mine has a red rectangular light that a 69 probably doesn't have (fasten seatbelt light). If you need any other pics let me know. You're more than welcome to browse through my photo album for pics that may help you:
http://gallery.italiancarclub.com/124og/SPIDER-LADY-72/

[pope]

I think the 69's came with clear clock glass where the 72's came fogged.

[mdrburchette]

Hahaha....sheesh, Pope. I've ruined two clocks trying to pry the retaining ring off. I don't remember if the 69 even came with a clock.

[deftone]

Thanks for the pic, it was exactly what I was looking for. One question I have is...did the '69 have a clock? As I dont appear to have one in my boxes of parts, and also, what is the gauge below the clock?

I had a look at some of your pics in the link....your car looks great!! What spec is your engine?

Thanks

Steve

[baltobernie]

Hello Steve and welcome.

The gauge below the clock is water temperature. A 1970 Road & Track test shows photos of a Spider dashboard with two gauges to the far right, so I guess your car had a clock, too. Most of these mechanical clocks no longer work, but some owners have had them restored. New repro ones are expensive. Modern 2 1/8" gauges fit in these holes; my car has a voltmeter in the space vacated by the clock.

It sounds like you have a solid unibody to work with; that's the hard part. Most of the interior pieces are interchangable throughout the entire 19-year run.

[manoa matt]

The gauge below the clock is an oil pressure gauge. The water temp gauge is in the middle between the speedo and tach.