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Does anyone know the exact upholstery material from SMS, Hirsch, or others for my '36 120B Touring Sedan? See attached pictures of the original from my car. SMS has 2 listed under wools that I think are close (PW-17 and BW-1); Hirsch has TTG-2 and TTB-2 listed under English Bedford Cord. Any opinions or comments about the quality of materials from those sources or others would also be much appreciated.

In addition, I am trying to find some information on the following:
Correct headliner material
Correct trunk lining material
Correct type of carpet.

Hirsch shows Hogshair #921 black as trunk lining material for Packard cars.

Thanks for helping out a newbie. I finally found an upholsterer to do the work (not easy in Upstate NY), so I want to source the correct materials so I can get him started soon. Daryl

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Just wondering if you ever got the upholstery finished in your Packard and if you are pleased with the job. Did you buy the materials from Hirsch? Are you comfortable recommending the shop that you used? Any lessons learned that you'd like to share? Can you give me a ballpark of what materials and labor cost? Thanks for the feedback

G'day Rick 36-120B,
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I invite you to include your '36 120B in the Packard Owner's Registry.

I ended up sourcing the seat/panel fabric (see the picture from my post) at SMS. It is a virtually identical wool broadcloth to the original fabric. No matter where it is purchased, it is expensive. I think it was around $110 per yard. That being said, SMS also provided some other samples for carpet and headliner, but my upholsterer was able to get them for a little less elsewhere. I ended up with wool carpeting (expensive stuff) and a cotton headliner. He did a great job. It took a while. Originally he thought he would have the car about 60 days, but other work that he had to do caused some delays in completing my car. I think it ended up taking about 120 days from start to finish. Total cost was in the $5000 range. I had an estimate from a guy in Rochester a couple of years ago and he wanted twice that much ($10,000), so I think I got a pretty fair deal. I will try and take some pictures for you of the interior of the car and post them here if you like.

Sent you a P.M.