Got the seats back from the upholsterer today

[47heaven]

Was able to pick up the front and back seats from the upholsterer today and was pretty impressed by his work. He used to upholster seats in Tijuana back in the 1950's and early-60's and is very experienced in upholsterizing "our" kind of cars and cars from that era. He's pretty pricey, but I had to go with him because he had the right era upholstery that I needed, which I couldn't find anywhere else after months of looking. Nonetheless, it was a hell of a lot cheaper then La Barron Bonney, by far, and looks just as good, I feel. The fabric is two-tone gray in a vertical pattern. The vinyl trim was done in jade green, even though it comes out sort of bluer than in the pics. Looking at the Jade green color, I should have gone with a little more greener color to complement the green of what the car is being painted. I don't know...maybe it's just me.

Anyway, here are some pics of the seats. See what you think.

[BobT-47P15]

Looks to me like he did a good job. Has that original appearance. You may be right about the darker green, but the area covered in green is a fairly small part of the overall picture. So, maybe not such a big deal.

[47heaven]

Looks to me like he did a good job. Has that original appearance. You may be right about the darker green, but the area covered in green is a fairly small part of the overall picture. So, maybe not such a big deal.

Yeah, Bob...these pics don't give the true color of the green that's on there. I may try again in the sunlight tomorrow. That way you can see it a little better. Would Scotchguard be a good investment for saving the material against dirt and stains?

[Normspeed]

I'm green with envy.

[PatS....]

I like!!!!!

[bob_amos]

Darin, Very nice. He did as good a job as my guy would have done.. and at a much better price to boot... I look forward to seeing the car again some day. Hey, ya gonna make the Santa Maria National in May? She should be included in that show now that she is all dolled up...

[Plymouthy Adams]

Darin..looks very nice..it is going to look good..not to put you on the spot..but..are you keeping a running tab on this car..you have farmed a lot of work out..in my area this would run an arm and a leg plus maybe parts of your first born.

[1just4don]

Are you actually going to set on that 'purty' stuff??? d ; ~ ) .

[47heaven]

Darin, Very nice. He did as good a job as my guy would have done.. and at a much better price to boot... I look forward to seeing the car again some day. Hey, ya gonna make the Santa Maria National in May? She should be included in that show now that she is all dolled up...

Bob...actually, if this guy had done the whole car he would have charged about the same as your guy wanted to. The only reason I went with him on the seats is because he had that material I needed and wasn't going to sell any of it...so he had me. Not to brag, but I paid $800 for the seats and $200 for the arms. Actually, he had mentioned after doing the seats that he had charged me too little for the work he did on them, but it was the price he gave me and he said he was a man of his word. If you figure that he orginally wanted to charge me $3500 to do the whole car, I would say I got a good deal on the seats. The arm rests, I feel, he was a little pricey on, but that is because I took them in after he had done the seats and I guess he was trying to compensate somewhat. I asked him about doing the panels so that I could have the vertical-lined fabric on part of them as well, but then he said he would have to charge me almost $1500 because it was like he was doing the whole car. Unfortunately, I had to decline. I guess I will just have the plain panels with the vinyl strip on the botton, as the '47s and '48s originally had. I just liked the two-tone effect that the '46s had.

As far as the Santa Maria trip...the car should be ready cosmetically, but I will have to be sure it's ready for the trip before because I also want to go to Viva Las Vegas, too. If I put it in the show, the hood will have to stay down because you saw how old it looked in there. It wouldn't give the rest of the car justice.

[47heaven]

Darin..looks very nice..it is going to look good..not to put you on the spot..but..are you keeping a running tab on this car..you have farmed a lot of work out..in my area this would run an arm and a leg plus maybe parts of your first born.

Thanks, Tim. I keep a tab, but try not to think about it, for it would only depress me, but I'm a determined man.

[47heaven]

Are you actually going to set on that 'purty' stuff??? d ; ~ ) .

Well, I want to scotchguard it first, because this fabric will dirty quick. Also, I probably will throw a blanket over the front seat most of the time, unless I'm at shows.