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MG MGA - Headliner template anyone?

Now that the Coupe restoration has reached the stage of needing to fit the front and rear screens, I realise that before the screens go in, it is necessary to fit the headliner. My problem is that the original headliner does not exist to use for a pattern - the car is ex USA and came with a home made black fur headliner, not nice, but at least the metal stays remained.
Is there anyone out there who could loan/ sell an old headliner that could be used to take a pattern from? Obviously I would reimburse carriage charges etc.
Thanks Tony (on behalf of son - whose car it is)
Tony Mitchell

Tony, I think I've got an old headliner in the garage that might serve to make templates from. If you don't get any better offers contact me again and we can talk offline.
John
J H Cole

Why not just buy a new ready-made headliner and fit it.
dominic clancy

I have an old headliner (original I believe) that I took out of my 58 coupe, so could measure this up for you if all other avenues fail. If you want to go this route, email me directly.
Peter.
P. Tilbury

Thanks for your offers John and Peter, I'll give it a few days to see if anything local turns up before I follow up your offer.
Son is a student so lack of funds is the answer to your question Dominic and from what I read in the archive, the making of the headliner is not too difficult (if you have a pattern), it is the fitting that is the real challenge.
Thanks to all Tony
Tony Mitchell

Hi John (Cole),
No local luck with the headliner template, will you please contact me through my email so that we can make contact offline - if you can give me a phone number I will give you a call.
Thanks Tony
Tony Mitchell

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