Reply To: Broadcloth

[Jim Chase]

The upholsterer I have used in the past has me provide the material. The discussion below about 50-75k for an upholstery job has me looking at what options I have for cost as I am not going to spend more on just the upholstery than the car will be worth. It may show up for sale for parts if that is the case, although it has always been just good enough that it shouldn’t be parted out provided someone like me is willing to put in the sweat equity at zero dollars/hour in lieu of sitting on the couch watching football.

I am jumping the gun a bit here as I am a long ways from the upholstery shop, but if the material isn’t always available I may need to buy it well in advance of needing it – like so many other parts.

Jeff Hirsch got back to me immediately and is asking if I might be referring to Packard striped material. What I have in mind I have seen on several Packards. The sad remains of my Pierce-Arrow fabric appears to have been very similar with a visible vertical striping pattern. Attached is a picture of a friends beautiful ’37 Packard with what I have in mind.

I am extremely picky about colors – I have mixed at least 25 paint samples for the exterior and still haven’t settled on the final combination but they will be blues with a gray or blue-gray upholstery fabric being appropriate.

Jim