Plaid was what they put in the racing cars of that era so it was a natural to put in a gullwing. Did it have racing history? I am guessing if it sold for $2M it did.

Complaining about plaid seats in a gullwing is about like complaining that a georgeous woman leaves cracker crumbs in the bed!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.