Re: Packard interior kits

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2013/11/27 17:47:23

Join the "club". It's not a problem getting a nice interior but a "correct" one is a bit more of a challenge in this period, especially the "club" interiors. It's not like looking it up in a catalog.
Lady @ LeBaron-Bonney told me they don't have original P cloth. All the samples they sent were nice, price was excellent, but no where close to mine. If I couldn't find match, I'd probably would have ordered something from them. They have quite an online collection. Hirsch didn't show what I needed online, mostly earlier cloths. I did not contact Hirsch based on that, so you might try. Let us know, if it's good. SMS has the correct fabrics/wool carpet in this era. A bit pricey but not out of line, but you still have installation $. I'm waiting on my seat cloth from them, it should be in Mon. Be "patient" and send them any swatches you can salvage if you want exact match. I got a headliner from another source, there's confusion on the correct color so going through iterations there. Thanks for the lead, HH, I'll see what Kanter has. I remember checking them but did not pursue a liner because at that time I was searchng for material for my upholsterer.
There are many other places that handle upholstery materials to try. Search automotive interior cloth. I've gotten lots of samples and searched fabric that way.
I had NO success w/ PAC or the museums on factory interior materials or references. I was able to find a few original interior pictures from cars for sale, of course, none like mine but they are similar. The roster guy was nice and helpful but did not solve the puzzle. He confirmed what I already had found. So stick with the vendors.