Ferrari 250 SWB No.3

Harry Pitcher • August 28, 2024

Welcome back to our Archive blog! If you like classic Ferraris, fabrication, and interior trimming, then we have the post for you! These are becoming quite the regular site around our workshop being the third one we have completed, and we are not mad about that one bit! This Ferrari 250 SWB came to us in a similar condition to the previous two, essentially a bare metal shell that requires a FULL interior fabrication and retrim.

Before

Because each of these Ferrari SWBs are hand built, this means that they are ever so slightly different from one to the next. Now this doesn't mean panels are centimetres off, its points of millimetres for some of the interior panels. We make everything here at d:class totally bespoke to the car, so one of the first steps is making sure all of these interior panels line up perfectly before being trimmed and installed.


It is very common for vehicles to turn up at d:class fresh from body shops with no sound deadening. We always use Dynamat Europe for all of our needs, especially the Dynaliner and Dynamat Xtreme.

Sound-Deadening

The seats are the most complex part of the project, as they are essentially metal frames when they arrive, which we then build up into a complete and trimmed pair of seats.


Tan nappa leather was selected for this project, much like the leather chosen for build No2, but in a slightly different shade. Custom foamed bases and bolsters were built up and moulded to accommodate the new leather.

View more

Carpet

The previous 250 SWB had a carpet to match the colour of the car. This time around, the customer has selected the Wilton carpet to match the tan leather found on the door cards, seats and centre tunnel. We love how this ties all of the interior into one, being the same colour, it really gives this vehicles interior a luxurious finish.

Roll Cage

This build is the first that has required the roll cage to be trimmed. At the point of writing this blog, one other car had a roll cage but did not required trimming. Once again, the same tan leather has been used to match the interior with foam underneath to provide a little bit of comfort, if you were to bonk your head from some "passionate" driving.

You might also like

guards blue ac cobra mk iv full restoration interior retrim tan leather carpets landscape horizontal

AC Cobra MK IV Full Restoration

By Dave Price • May 7, 2026
This AC Cobra is another full interior retrim completed as part of a vehicle restoration collaboration with Redline Engineering . This is the second project we have recently carried out in partnership with Neil and his team, and the specification for this one is truly something special. The customer requested a tan Connolly leather, and after working closely with both them and Neil from Redline, we settled on Parkside Caramel nappa leather. It was an incredible choice, the super smooth finish and rich colour work perfectly with the Guardsman Blue metallic paint. We then needed a carpet that complemented the leather equally well, so a biscuit-coloured carpet from Boyriven was selected. New dials and gauges were installed, alongside new seat harnesses.
porsche 991 911 carrera 4s houndstooth seat retrim front rear seats doorcard door card cards oem

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Houndstooth Retrim

By Harry Pitcher • May 5, 2026
This Porsche 991 911 Carrera 4S belongs to another customer who has recently seen the influx of Porsches across our socials and blog. They have also requested the very sought-after houndstooth seat centre retrim. They have selected a black and red houndstooth for their seat centres and door card centres to be retrimmed in. A great choice, that also matches the black of the car and the red of the seat belts and calipers. Whilst we had the car, our customer also opted for a steering wheel retrim. Nothing crazy for this one, just a like-for-like OEM retrim to the same spec. Black nappa leather with black stitching and black racing band.
red ferrari 488 gtb seering wheel retrim black nappa leather red stitching d:class dclass oem

Ferrari 488 GTB Wheel Retrim

By Harry Pitcher • April 28, 2026
This Ferrari 488 GTB came to d:class for a steering wheel retrim, despite only showing light signs of wear. Having recently changed hands, the new owner wanted the car to feel completely their own. Starting with the one part you touch every time you drive. A fresh wheel makes all the difference, complemented by the installation of new steering wheel buttons to complete that factory-fresh finish.
Show More