Re: 1941 120 Club Coupe interior fabric source?

Posted by Marty or Marston On 2023/11/29 3:16:22

I'm going to share my experience with redoing the interior of my '32 901. To begin with, the car was not painted with the standard colors offered by Packard in 1932, but since one could order a 901 from the Packard in primer and have it "Painted their of their color of choice". Of course it would need to be a color available in 1932. We selected IM504 (which was on a 1931 De Soto- if memory serves me correct), which is a reddish cherry color.

We received a sample from SMS of a multi-colored stripped material in a dark grey with a reddish overtones and ordered 26 yards of it (at ~$160/yd - ouch!!). We waited 8 weeks to get the material and when it arrived it was not the same material as it was a multi-colored stripped material with green overtones that clashed with cars color. Needless to say we played hell with SMS to return the material for a re-fund.

We eventually went with a ribbed, wool broad cloth in a light-medium grey (another 26 yard @ ~160/yd). We bought 4 yds of gray headliner (~~$150/yd) which was heavier that than the seat material and difficult for the upholster to install as it was very "stretchy". For each order, we waited 6 to 8 weeks for each order.

We bought cut pile carpet for a Mercedes locally from a supply house for much less than SMS.

We checked with Hirsch, but their options were very limited - not sure about now.

I wish you the best - Good Luck.

BTW - we are happy with the end result, but the road was Hell.

The wife & I are glad the Albert ("Mr. Upholster") was able do a great job on the car's interior!!