Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Ross On 2012/12/17 21:33:57

Let me offer an observation from a longtime Constellation owner (35 years, 3 or 4 different ones) and lover:

There was no fabric offered in all of 55 and 56 that was less durable than that star pattern cloth. Even when the cars were only twenty something years old, and with very low mileage the driver's seat was always ruined--- even on otherwise immaculate cars. That was of course also true on the Clipper Custom sedans, which used the same star pattern material.

Yes, it is very pretty, but especially if you end up with NOS, plan on treating it like wet tissue paper and keeping it covered. I know I'm not an easy man on interiors, so I am going with the all vinyl option when I get around to doing mine. The flame cloth option seemed to hold up well.