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Bill,
I don’t think that there was a “correct” wheel striping pattern.
I believe that the customer either indicated which pattern they wanted on their wheels, or they took what was available.
Before I had the wheels on my Series 80 re-striped, I spent lots of time photographing the striping on many Pierce-Arrow cars.
I did that at at that year’s PAS Meet.
The striping patterns are as different as the automobiles.
Photos to follow.
Peter
Ken,
Congratulations!
Peter
Sorry, sideways and cannot rotate?
Jim,
I believe that you know that I had a similar experience with SMS, however I hung in there and after more than one year, perhaps two. I finally received my upholstery material.
The quality is excellent and my upholstery Gent got going and completed the recovering of my seat cushions.
I am afraid that they are the premier auto fabric producers in the country.
One involvement with them was plenty.
In defense of SMS, but not much, they did create a fabric that was not on their list and they needed to disassemble a swath of my cloth so that they could determine how many different colored threads there were in my original P-A upholstery material, and then had to create a fabric that accurately replicated the original cloth.
I was upset about waiting for so long, but the wait seems to be necessary to get exactly what one wants and needs.
No other fabric reseller that I know offers what SMS produces.
Randy,
You should contact Greg Long about spares.
Greg owns 25-copies of every Series 80 part.
Sorry Greg for ratting you out!
I’ll contact some other Series 80 people on the matter.
Good luck,
Peter
Bill,
I found the same set there for less.
Thanks,
Peter
Bill,
Very nice!
What is it called so that I can find it on eBay?
Peter
Hello Jim,
SMS made some custom interior cloth for me.
It took a looong time, but they eventually produced a nice roll of material that matches the interior cloth of my 1925 Series 80, 7-passenger, DeLuxe sedan.
I probably waited for a year or so, but finally, after some harassment on my part, the material arrived.
I have some idea that the delay was caused by their having an out-of-country, independent mill produce it.
I paid about $100.00 per yard, which I thought was reasonable, considering that it was a full custom weave job.
They have a good number of stock fabrics, but my Chauncey (my Series 80) needed matching fabric, and I used some other material that was “close” for a few years.
When the wait was over, then all I had to do was get my upholstery Gent to use it to redo the seat bottoms and backs.
That is a work in progress, and I anticipate it being done by Summer (Please!).
My Gent does top flight work, but can be a bit too considered when working on Pierce-Arrow pieces.
He reproduced the three rear seating area silk roller shades, which he first did in a polyester material, but it would not roll up properly.
I then bought silk, and it Works Like A Charm.
He also commented on the complexity of the sewing done by the PAMCC in making those shades.
Apparently, the shade edges had multiple seams, some French seams on the edges.
He was impressed, but then again, he does a good deal of work for a Gent who owns and has restored, fancy 1930s Chrysler cars.
His Chrysler cars are beautiful, but they are Not a Pierce-Arrow.
Petter (my upholstery Gent- a Norwegian – that’s why 2-Ts) also fabricated for me two leather front kick panel pockets, With Flaps that are both spectacular and extremely useful.
PHEW!
That’s my story, so if you like their offerings, you should have the material quickly.
Custom is different.
As a note, I am redoing my seats and not the door panels or headliner. Not because they are in wonderful condition, but because at least for the door panels, they are extremely complex and I don’t believe they an be replicated as crafted by the PAMCC.
Okay, that’s enough for now.
I’m going to finish my cigar, sip my Laphroaig scotch and wait for the 18 to 28-inches of SNOW that is supposed to blow in tonight as a blizzard and stay All DAY tomorrow. EESCH!
Be well and be in touch if you wish.
Cheers,
Peter
Sent from Dr. Peter’s iPhone
Jim,
See my reply to your question about upholstery.
Peter
Jim,
You should look at SMS Auto Fabrics.
Here is their web address: https://smsautofabrics.com.
I had good luck with them.
Peter
Series 80 cars are nickel plated, not chrome!
Duane,
Prior PAS member owned it.
Here is the link to the Gent’s info.
Peter
(https://pierce-arrow.org/members/vehicle-list/?doact=show&member=1467&pid=361289)
Duane,
I don’t know anything about the car, but it looks nice.
Did you look up the VIN on this website?
If not, you should.
Below I will post the eBay link.
Peter
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324833033779?hash=item4ba18ebe33:g:C40AAOSwudBhaYB0
David and Donna,
What a lovely motorcar!
You deserve such a fabulous vehicle.
Cheers,
Peter
Art,
You should not be using traditional antifreeze with your car.
It can cause your car to overheat and spew antifreeze, which is a frustrating MESS.
I believe that a number of us use a combination of Distilled Water (available in gallons at your local supermarket) and an additive called something like PennCool (https://penray.com/product/pencool-2000-engine-cooling-system-treatment/).
Then, you don’t have to change the liquid in your radiator but every zillion years.
It may also prevent the bonding of dissimilar metals
If I am incorrect on this matter, I am confident that someone will chime in.
Peter
