I am the fellow referred to above who bought one of the PG Classic console kits and was pleased. The one I got was and is perfect; the ribs are the same depth through out, no paper sticking to anything, no defects in anything that I can see. I also own two core '65/'66 consoles and was about to send one to AIH in Dubuque Iowa for restoration when I saw the PG Classic potmetal kit. A MOPAR guy recommended the PG Classic product to me. He said they normally focus on MOPAR stuff and that their quality was outstanding. I bought and I agree as far as the console I received goes.
I have compared the two real consoles with the repop from PG Classic and it appears to me that the mold their supplier uses was made off of an original. It appears to me on the console pictured above that the person who polished out the casting got carried away and went too far on some of the ribs. They should have chucked that console instead of shipping it.
The main reason I posted is because the last post before me asked about the plastic consoles being put out by ThePartsPlace and perhaps others. There were some at Norwalk and they looked really nice to me. I seriously considered buying one but just didn't want to have a plastic console even though from outside the car no one would ever know what it was made of.
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