Re: Don’s 1937 (120) 138CD Deluxe Touring Limo

Posted by Bob J On 2024/4/14 10:13:37

As you know, mine is just a convertible, not in your class of limousine, but the front seat back on mine was upholstered in. The leather cover was still in place upon receipt of the car. The base spring set was as described, a lift out unit so you could get at the battery tray below it. But the seat back has the spring assembly drop onto 3 wire hooks as seen in the image "Top Hooks". The bottom was fastened to the frame with metal tabs that wrapped around loops in the spring's bottom assembly, you can kind of make them out in the "Bottom Tabs" image. (Sorry, these are all heavily cropped images from the seat frame shot I took a few years ago)
In my case, none of this was seen until the upholstery came off. It is once again hidden after Terry reupholstered the frame, as the frame itself is completely wrapped to a high finish. At least on the style of seat in the convertible, there can be no separation of the back from the frame on this style of seat without removing upholstered components from around the seat spring subassembly.
I suspect this method was used on a number of models as you can see features in the seat back frame to mount a 'Robe Rail", which of course has no place in a 2 seat convertible interior.
Bob J.

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