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> New Ethically Sourced early elephant skin door panels, anybody have a Vin number for the "dinosaur " skin??
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post May 16 2023, 11:32 AM
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Well they are vinyl, so no elephants were killed. But we finally found a vinyl that can be used to replace these.


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post May 16 2023, 12:09 PM
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Looks very nice. With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!
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post May 16 2023, 01:40 PM
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Early 911 guys 64-68 should be happy about this.
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post May 16 2023, 02:41 PM
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post May 16 2023, 03:00 PM
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Wow...Looks Great!! Y'all just keep giving us super new things...
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QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ May 16 2023, 11:09 AM) *
With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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post May 16 2023, 07:01 PM
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With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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Rockefeller would disagree
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post May 16 2023, 07:18 PM
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Useful material for owners of '71 914s
1971s had a 'one year only' interior that had a similar grain.
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post May 16 2023, 10:14 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 02:45 PM) *

QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ May 16 2023, 11:09 AM) *
With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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Rockefeller would disagree

And science would disagree with Rockefeller.

Oil is made from algae and plankton deposits from the Carboniferous and Permian, long before there were any dinosaurs.
There's also no fossilization involved in the process.

The (false) notion of "fossil" fuel and dinosaurs comes from the massive 1930's ad campaign of Sinclair Oil with their dinosaur mascot.
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post May 17 2023, 01:14 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 08:14 PM) *

QUOTE(Front yard mechanic @ May 16 2023, 06:01 PM) *

QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 02:45 PM) *

QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ May 16 2023, 11:09 AM) *
With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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Rockefeller would disagree

And science would disagree with Rockefeller.

Oil is made from algae and plankton deposits from the Carboniferous and Permian, long before there were any dinosaurs.
There's also no fossilization involved in the process.

The (false) notion of "fossil" fuel and dinosaurs comes from the massive 1930's ad campaign of Sinclair Oil with their dinosaur mascot.
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Also worth mentioning that finding a dinosaur to kill these days is pretty tough.
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post May 17 2023, 05:01 AM
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With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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post May 17 2023, 08:45 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 01:45 PM) *

QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ May 16 2023, 11:09 AM) *
With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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They milk the dinosaurs to make vinyl. So, the dinosaurs are not killed. Not sure how they feel about the whole thing. The panels look great. What carpet and seats go with elephant?
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post May 18 2023, 10:24 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 09:14 PM) *

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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 02:45 PM) *

QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ May 16 2023, 11:09 AM) *
With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Rockefeller would disagree

And science would disagree with Rockefeller.

Oil is made from algae and plankton deposits from the Carboniferous and Permian, long before there were any dinosaurs.
There's also no fossilization involved in the process.

The (false) notion of "fossil" fuel and dinosaurs comes from the massive 1930's ad campaign of Sinclair Oil with their dinosaur mascot.
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Who knew SirAndy was also a geologist? I just thought he was an expert in the identification and public shaming of scammers and poorly behaved forum members.... Those of us of a certain era will also remember the School House Rock cartoon that played primarily during the Sunday cartoons that helped to propagate the myth that oil came from dinosaurs. At a certain point I remember reading a poll of people from that era that showed that more than 40% of us thought oil came from dinosaurs.

And to get back on topic...Many thanks to Mark and everybody at 914Rubber for yet another product option!
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post May 18 2023, 04:56 PM
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QUOTE(worn @ May 17 2023, 07:45 PM) *

QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 16 2023, 01:45 PM) *

QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ May 16 2023, 11:09 AM) *
With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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Zero, since oil isn't made from dinosaurs ...
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They milk the dinosaurs to make vinyl. So, the dinosaurs are not killed. Not sure how they feel about the whole thing. The panels look great. What carpet and seats go with elephant?

The early, brick mold (looks like bricks stacked), The carpet is an industrial perlon. I'm working out a solution that is robust enough to hold up like the OEM


Coming soon.
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post May 18 2023, 05:53 PM
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you are both wrong. The material comes from the Endangered Nauga. The end product is naugahyde. Mark must have located a very rare beast indeed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/burro.gif)
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post May 19 2023, 06:02 AM
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Looks very nice. With that said, how many dinosaurs were killed to make the oil which was refined into the vinyl? Hahaha!

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post May 19 2023, 08:05 AM
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Useful material for owners of '71 914s
1971s had a 'one year only' interior that had a similar grain.


Looks like the thicker material used in 70. The 71 used “shiny leather” a thinner, smother looking material with a more reflective shine.
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Useful material for owners of '71 914s
1971s had a 'one year only' interior that had a similar grain.


Looks like the thicker material used in 70. The 71 used “shiny leather” a thinner, smother looking material with a more reflective shine.

We matched it off of the 71 - 701 sample


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Looks very nice, here’s a comparison.

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Interesting,
I think I may have some of that vinyl. I thought it was something a P/O did.It was so far off what looks like it should belong.

Nothing like the Porsche sample book. Go figure.
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