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Wow.....if ever there was a time when I wish I had taken more pictures.....!!!  For some reason.....my headliner frame was in beautiful condition.   While maroon red, I don't believe it was the original red......4th owner says that he had it resprayed to more of a maroon tint, that the red was TOO red........  Headliner was heading for the floor....... the material parting from any foam backing that was on it originally......

I thought that the headliner was originally a perforated material similar to what Panteras use......    I couldn't find it at the time, so went with a more modern synthetic material....padded....

It's replacement was one of the first things that I did to my car when I was trying to get it on the road.  My neighbor was an upholsterer of car interiors and had some maroon material that I used.  Tricky getting two glue laden surfaces to fit together properly the first time......cuz the second time isn't usually happening!!

I bought a pair of visors at the factory, and I believe them to be Fiat/Alfa parts..... the hinge pieces are definitely the same pieces.......    The Goose used an odd shape that was symmetrical L-R.   I think mine were white-ish vinyl with same color plastic hinges. Pantera visors are the same, but since they came later, ya can't call them Pantera parts when sourcing them!

I can't say that I've seen this visor in the normal Fiats/Alfas found in the junkyards......that perhaps they came from an odd sedan or such...... The fact that they do not have the typical offset for the rear view mirror, and are fixed (no side pivot), seems to say something........ boring?

Would need to run one of them down to a local Italian car wrecker and see what they can tell us!

Sorry to bend this discussion to visors.......

It is sad that these fairly fragile interior pieces seem to come up in such poor condition after being set aside for decades......!!!  Always bag your parts carefully before storing for decades........

How about those teeny tiny Phillips screws used to hold that trim in place????!!!

Cheers!

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