Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Craig the Clipper Man On 2012/12/14 11:09:38

Hank:

The material of my seats is NOT velvet ... it just sort of feels a little like it. Velvet for car seats doesn't hold up worth a damn: definitely a bad idea. I just looked on the SMS Auto Fabrics website and did not see anything like the seats in a Constellation.

Being hard-headed is OK, as long as you are practical as well, which from all indication you definitely are. I pity your poor mother sewing little stars into the fabric for your car. You might be setting yourself up big time when it comes to pay back! Besides, from what I could tell during the PAC National Meet, even those judges are not that incredibly anal when it comes to understanding that an owner can only do that of which he is capable.

Finding the exact material used in a fairly rare car from 57 years ago might be on the same level as locating the exact brakepad cover used on a 1914 Apperson Jackrabbit, if you get my drift ...