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NOVEMBER 2020 WWW.PNWR.ORG 15 continued on next page This installment will focus on returning the interior of my 1964 356C to its original red leather upholstery and German square- weave carpeting. The previous four articles explained how I came to acquire the car, went into detail on the body work performed, painting at MAACO, and engine build. I especially want to thank Dennis Rood for the opportunity to share this story with you and I hope you have found it interesting. Last month left off with getting the car back on the road after completing the twin-plug "restomod" engine build of my dreams in February 2020, just before the COVID-19 shut-down. Talk about good timing, nobody on was the roads around my home in rural Woodinville with the perfect hilly terrain for breaking in a new engine. As explained previously, the temporary "rolling restoration" black vinyl and perlon carpet interior was installed just to make the car a little more presentable. The windshield and rear window were left in during painting so I could drive the car immediately and began seating the new piston rings by putting 300 miles on it. Meanwhile, an auction on eBay caught my eye for a complete 22-piece red leather interior out of a 1963. The seller stated that the