Rusty48 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Does anyone have any info regarding P15 interior options. Specifically the dash and window garnish treatment. I am looking at purchasing another ‘48 Club Coupe but the dash and window garnish is different than my sedan. It has a cloth like pattern. The car appears to be original. I am, in no way an expert on these cars. If anyone has info please let me know where to look. Thanks in advance for any info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Try searching on ebay for original advertisements and look to see if there are any interior photos. I do know that there were factory sales brouchures that were used at the dealerships and these can provide alot of great information and pictures. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Curious to see a "cloth" pattern........you don't mean a type of woodgrain pattern?.........tho' happy to learn something new .............andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 My guess is if a particular P15 does not currently have a woodgrain finish on the dash and window frames, it has been re-finished by a previous owner by painting. The only P15 models without woodgrain (I think) were the convertible and woody wagon. I have a convertible -- on those the dash and what little window frames there are, were painted body color when new. The Special Deluxe (top line) model had a fancier dash and interior than the lower model Deluxe......but I think both had a woodgrain dash, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty48 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 I am going to meet with owner this week to get pics. The same cloth pattern is on all window garnish and dash. The little dash windows are painted almost a maroon color that matches the vinyl on the bottom of the door panels and the area around the start button has a wear mark in the paint. The whole care appears to be original. Thanks to all for the input and I'll post pics after I meet with the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) I am aware of a couple of different patterns and some slight variations in color. My deluxe coupe has what is known as the sappele pattern which was supposed to resemble mahagony end grain wood. It's is a brown color. I have seen a couple special deluded with what looks more like maple training but both in the brown and a couple different shades of gray one fairly light and the other medium. Convertibles and wood wagons shared a different cowl and their dash boards are usually painted body color. But when looking at 70 year old stuff, original color is probably far from original. There used to be a web site called the old car brochure project. It has a lot of owners manuals, advirtisements and in some cases the salesmen's illustrated option catalogs archived by brand and year. Couple of my 1946 sapelle wood pattern in the deluxe version. Edited March 30, 2021 by greg g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 I have the sales brochure for the 46-48 interior options. Trim color on the window was not an option selectable buy the buyer, however there are at least two variants for the sapele pattern that came from the factory, and of course Convertibles and Station Wagons had welded dashes, so they got painted body color. drop me an email if you want to see the brochure, and I will respond with pics. mark@rdusaclassics.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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