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Old 16th April 2019, 18:55   #16
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Originally Posted by Dorset Bob View Post
I remember a talk at a Club National at Gaydon by an ex MGR Homologation Engineer as to why they changed to plastic.

He said it was because the real wood veneer versions were difficult to make to the quality standards. At one point QA were rejecting in the region of 65%
To me, apart from the better quality, each dashboard is unique.
But, unfortunately for MGR, too costly.
Well mine certainly is!
Some years ago, too many to count, I had a R-R and went to a demonstration at their wood workshop. Absolutely amazing skills and quality materials. To my eyes the wood in the 75 is easily on a par.
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