Since mine came with the incorrect 1967 floor console, I likewise replaced it with a humphugger removable console (console is held on with velcro.) The drink holders are functional and, like Don, I have somewhere to rest my arm. (I'm spoiled on the Explorer having just the right height console to serve as an armrest.) I usually leave it in the car, but it can be removed. And like Don said, the average guy or gal thinks it is original. Certainly the purists know it is not original.
Richard