Thought I'd take a second and post my "results" since people were nice enough to help me make a decision.

I went ahead and got a reproduction pad from Classic Industries. Color/shape/texture all looked good.

ONLY difference I saw was the original has small screws in the very bottom, like where the "C" shape is cut out to fit over the corner of the dash.

Fit good with only the 5 nuts holding it down, matched the dash good. Overall, very pleased - I is a very good reproduction I think.