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Hi Tim,

Thanks.

I think I have one other place to check. If you look carefully I'm doing it compare at spots where it's not faded (you can see the transition of fade).

Trying to make the car as original as possible, and it is an original solid Chickory Green. It was/is a special, with an underseat heater, radio, and, mahogany dash and window rings, maybe a senior horn ring. No outside chrome trim on windows. Also it has no running boards. It has a stainless trim ring on the front window, but not the back window. This ensing has an oil filter as well.

I'm also somewhat screwed on the rubber floor in front. It was there and complete but cracked. I'll most likely do carpet the entire way.

Thanks,
Rich

Here's a couple of swatches for the 110. Poor color rendition on the brown/grayish tones but the fabrics are fairly dark.

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Howard,

What year(s) are those from?

Rich

It's from the 41 "Color and Upholstery Harmonies" showroom album.

Hmmm.

That's not what's in my car, and what's in my car still has tags on it. Too, those are not names in the 1941 databook... maybe the blue/gray, under the 160 and 180.

Interesting.

Rich

The trade letter T-3047 TradeT-3047 letter link has good data in it.

I assume these haven't been changed around since the labels are stapled to the fabrics and then set on screw posts in the book but suppose it's possible. No idea if this was an early or late version upholstery in 41.

Suppose fabric could be for another model and I'm missing the one swatch of 160 fabric labeled gray with blue stripe. The 180 gray with blue stripe in this book is an alternating uniform pattern of very bold blue and gray stripes about 1/16" wide.

Hmmmm... this is interesting.

When I suggested the Multi-tone interior I forgot that it usually also includes a body-colored instrument panel instead of woodgraining and body-colored window trim.

But, I now read the Trade Letter and it says, "Multi-tone interior trim combinations are optional in any paint scheme at an extra charge....trim set number 207 - a dark green Bedford cord with a light green broadcloth."

Is it now fair to say that that you could have the optional multi-tone upholstery and still retain the woodgrained instrument panel? How do you read this?

--Roger--

I am restoring a 1941 160 coupe which had the original broadcloth seats. I have had SMS reproduce it. It took them 3 years to make it and it's not quite the same as the original. The pin stripe is bolder on the reproduction but it looks very nice.
I had to order 16 yards which is about double what I need. I would be willing to sell 8 yards. The fabric is currently in Dallas, coming to Australia in March.
Please PM me if you wish to see a sample.

I've seen striped broadcloth (you guys are way ahead of me on the pattern), optional Bedford cord (a fine Bedford, not corduroy-like), and the optional two-tone plain broadcloth with dark bolsters and light "inners."