Model A Ford interior trim restoration
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Restoring the interior trim Recently a friend of ours enquired about restoring the seats and floor mats of his car. As a proud classic car interior restorer I advised that he should use only the very best vinyl and associated materials. By doing this he is guaranteed of a quality look and a very nice feel to the seats also. This costs more but extra cost now is soon forgotten, and don’t forget that you look at the seats forever.
The cream and brown car is owned by a friend in Bundaberg. The differential was checked before leaving for South Australia.
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Model A Ford bucket seats The foam and calico covers over these seats was in a reasonably good condition as the seats had been rebuilt in the last 15 years or so. However, as the seats were rather spongy (especially the passenger’s side one) it was necessary to put some more feel back into them. After being taken for a ride in the car I observed that the passenger side seat bucket seat needed considerably attention while the drivers side was average. This seemed a little odd as the drivers side seat is always the first to go. However, as these seats are identical it would have been very simple for someone to switch them. In order to return the Model A Ford seats to a nice firm original feeling it was necessary to support the coil springs. To do this you need off-cuts of vinyl with foam glued underneath. Roll them up very tightly and clip them down in the middle of the coil springs, making sure that the top is under the top of the coil spring. You can see the black rolled pieces in the photo on the left above. Also there is a rolled foam section in the middle which is covered by a creamy vinyl. This gives a secondary cushion support. Model A Ford bucket seats
On the left you can see the backs of the buckets from the front and rear. The centre line on the rear helps to line up the completed case when fitting. By doing it this way it will always be centered correctly.
Fitting the cases to the base of the buckets. The Model A Ford in the street. A photo of the completed buckets (small scale). Adding the piping to the seat base inserts.
A close up shot of the completed bucket seats. Model A Ford rear seats
Making the pleated sections of the rear seats required continuous high concentration periods. As the foam underlay was an inch thick it was difficult to make the hidden stitch pleats. Persistence paid off though and we achieved very good results.
A trial fitting of the top of the rear seat. The top and the bottom are completely stapled to fit the case in the exact position it will be in when finished. All that was necessary from here was to mark off both outside edges and then trim down to size. You can see the red marking pen lines, which is the outside edge. Then the piping was added and the dark grey trimmed side inserts. Voila!!
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