Greetings from Frankfurt/Germany

[MaecSiev]

I am From German and drive an 2020 Seat Leon KL Xcellence 130 ps

 

[Syphon]

Welcome! Very nice, not seen the wood effect trim before.

Scott

 

[MaecSiev]

Welcome! Very nice, not seen the wood effect trim before.

Scott

It was standard in the Xcellence version

 

[Tell]

Ah the days of walnut... Dad's old Wolsey. No effect then, just the real thing . A tin of wood polish was required for detailing.... line of ex police cars he used to buy second hand. Down the A5 to buy one... must have been a dealer. No speed limits then. The A5 was an autobahn...

Wolseley 6/90 - Wikipedia

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Welcome.

 

[Seastormer]

Yes I'm old enough to also remember dads old cars with wooden dash, and on his Morris it had wooden bits on the outside too. Did not know you could still get that effect on a modern car.

 

[Tell]

Use to love the instruction to push the indicator back down when it got stuck out. Wind the rear window down and poke it down. Think that was an Austin. They need to bring it back. ?

 

[Tell]

Yes I'm old enough to also remember dads old cars with wooden dash, and on his Morris it had wooden bits on the outside too. Did not know you could still get that effect on a modern car.

On memory lane... now this is the time when cars rotted out . Woodworm must have been an issue and dry rot.

 

[Seastormer]

On memory lane... now this is the time when cars rotted out . Woodworm must have been an issue and dry rot.

Yet Morgan still make cars with a wooden sub frame do they not, wonder if damp proofing is on the option list.

 

[tracktoy]

Yet Morgan still make cars with a wooden sub frame do they not, wonder if damp proofing is on the option list.

CHECK OUT https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a31118918/are-morgan-cars-still-made-from-wood/

There are dozens of different pieces, all cut by hand and then sanded, massaged and joined into the right shape. The larger piece is then cut to shape and dipped in a treatment solution and hand sanded again.

Morgan’s research shows that the wooden frame makes its cars safer than conventional steel frames on impact tests.

 

[Seastormer]

CHECK OUT https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a31118918/are-morgan-cars-still-made-from-wood/

There are dozens of different pieces, all cut by hand and then sanded, massaged and joined into the right shape. The larger piece is then cut to shape and dipped in a treatment solution and hand sanded again.

Morgan’s research shows that the wooden frame makes its cars safer than conventional steel frames on impact tests.

Don't think I would like to be in a car with a wooden frame in a crash, whatever Morgan say. It must be outdated now and sounds like the carts that I ran down the hill back when I was a kid.

 

[mty12345]

My first car was a 1986 Rover 213s with walnut trim in the dash. Took it out and wrapped it in sticky back plastic. Other than bentley and Rolls etc, i didn't realise any manufacturers still used wood either, looks nice though.

 

[Bear]

It was standard in the Xcellence version

When you posted your photos, I bet you didn't expect a load of Brits taking a trip down memory lane with discussions around wood-based dashboards!