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The pictures didn't attach. I'll try again. Earl

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I'm going to try just three pictures this time.

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Okay here are two more of the blue car.

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The picture of the blue car front door panel WILL NOT upload. No matter what I do, it won't. Maybe I'm limited to just a certain number of uploads on here. You can write to me at FireballStr8@aol.com and I'll send it to you.

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Let me try to upload two pictures of the '39 Buick convertible sedan interior seat pattern. I think the red is brighter than the original, based on the color of the original upholstery remains in my '39 convertible coupe which is under restoration at the moment.

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This is the original color red leather in my '39 Buick Special convertible coupe

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Originally Posted by Grant Magrath

Thanks Earl!
I found those pictures extremely helpful. I'm in the process of dealing with Hampton Coach for a headlining, and it looks like we now need to get the windlace made up using the same leather as the seat. The seat pattern the upholsterer was supposed to do was the same as that car in Maine, but he's put the pleats on the seat back about 2/3 of the way up, and a flat panel all the way across the top 1/3 of the seat. I was a bit annoyed at 1st, but then I saw the same pattern on a car in my American Cars 1930-42 book and didn't feel quite so bad!
Cheers
Grant

You should be annoyed. If your car is a Special, he's done it incorrectly. As you can see, different models were done differently, and convertibles were done differently than sedans. Now of course I know of one professional restorer who has this saying: "tell your own story" but I don't subscribe to that theory.

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Originally Posted by Dynaflash8

The picture of the blue car front door panel WILL NOT upload. No matter what I do, it won't. Maybe I'm limited to just a certain number of uploads on here. You can write to me at FireballStr8@aol.com and I'll send it to you.

There is a size limitation. Have read its 2000 pixels. I use www.irfanview.com to resize images and more

[Grant Magrath]

Nice pictures, and very helpful thanks Earl.
I had no idea you could get colored headlining to match the leather. I thought it was all one color. Could the picture I saw in the Encyclopedia of American Cars 1930-42 of the 1939 Buick sedan with the sunroof, have a seat with both leather and cloth? That could explain that panel across the seat top above the vertical pleats.
Our car originally had a tan mohair interior and was Bryce Beige. It now has red leather and is Sequoia Cream. Not too many of these in New Zealand to compare notes with. My thoughts are if you want to change something, at least make it consistent with an original example!
Cheers
Grant

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Grant,
You might not want to hear this, as I don't know what model your '39 Buick is, but Sequoia Cream was only available on convertibles.
Originally they did not offer red wheels in 1939, but there was a mid-year change of heart and they did offer red wheels in the second half of the year.
There was a mid-year introduction of Bedford Cord cloth in the Special and Century as I recall. I used to have the Bulletin's on that, but I don't know where they might be now. In fact, the Century may have had Bedford Cord all along and it was introduced mid-year in the Special. Bedford was used in the 80 and 90.
To your question about cloth and leather. The answer is yes, but I can't tell you if that was available in all models or not. There are two listings in the Parts book, Trim #759 through 765 and #773 thru 779 say "cloth and [color specified] leather" Also, Trim #787 thru 794 lists both "Grey Bedford Cord and leather" and "Tan Bedford Cord and leather"
Hope this helps you. Do you want me to try and take a photo of the headliner and sun visors in my blue '39 Special sedan?
Best regards, Earl Beauchamp, Jr., Sebring, FL BCA #55 Past President AACA 2004