1968 Targa/Coupe elephant grain panels

[Tonyautobahn]

In 1968 Porsche made a unique door panel for the 911 and 912 Coupe/Targa. The door panels were made out of elephant grain and smooth vinyl using a special heat seal process. We have just come up with a very similar panel. Instead of the heat seal method, it’s stitched together. Elephant grain has been discontinued so we went with basket-weave which was also original for 1968.

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[911scfanatic]

Looks good, Tony.
Question: my door panels and pockets are in good shape generally on my '68. Are you able to use the original material and then reshape the pockets and redo the closing mechanism?

[bob tilton]

Close up pic of stitching?

[John Straub]

Tony,

I like that...looks good.

John