Handbook

With a stepped history in automotive upholstery, restorers are increasingly turning to Connolly Vaumol™ leather for their interior trim restorations.

Here, we take a closer look at the characteristics of our leathers including the reasons behind their different finishes and their ageing processes based on their different surfaces.

We never guarantee a full colour match between our Primary and Secondary materials – nor would we want to – and here’s why.

We’ve structured our materials into Primary and Secondary categories to help you easily create the right colour scheme for your classic car restoration.

We offer skiving as standard as part of our trim kits.
But what does skiving really mean and what benefits does it bring to your classic car restoration?

Complement, Contrast or Connect – these are the three approaches to building the colour scheme for your restoration interior trim kit.
Whether you’re looking to keep it subtle, make a colour statement or strike a contrast, there’s a number of ways to use colour depending on the look and feel of your restoration. Here we share inspirational images for every scheme.