fozz71 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I have a '28 Vic 6- does anyone have any leads on interior kits? Or must everything be custom made for this particular year?Thanks in advance,Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I have a 1926 and EVERYTHING on the interior is custom made! I am not aware of anyone doing Dodge Brothers interior kits. Depending on current shop prices plan on spending $3-5K. Add a little more if it's leather. My parents had a upholstery business and I still have the sewing machine. I plan on learning how to sew when I retire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozz71 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Good to know- I haven't ever had a '28 sedan and especially not Dodge so I wanted to ask and see what was out there. My family had a drapery business years ago and we sold all those machines for pennies- I wish I had known then what I know now. That was pre-Internet days and nobody around wanted 1940's to 1950's era machines- very sad in retrospect. Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 That's a nice Dodge you have. I'm sorry that I don't know of a kit for that interior. I had a '30 Buick 4-door sedan that I restored back in the '70's and I bought the yardage of grey mohair from a New York firm and had a local auto upholstery shop do it. I seem to remember it was around $1000. in 1973. It was beautiful though. That was seats, headliner, carpeting and panels. If you've got the original pieces of upholstery to use as a template, LeBaron-Bonney will sell the fabric and possibly make up some of the pieces for you to install it. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Zetnick Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I couldn't find the blue-green mohair my '29 had at Lebaron Bonney, but a local upholstery shop had it....the uphostery shop said they could do the interior, but I also found a local old uphostery / trim shop that said they could do it too.....I couldn't find a matching windlace, so I guess that will have to be custom as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Jim, I'm sorry to hear LeBaron-Bonney couldn't help out. As I remember, there was an advertiser in the older Hemmings Motor News of a company called "Stitts" that specialized in old auto fabric restorations. Don't know if they're still around. The windlace will be a problem to find as you stated. You may need to vary a bit from original, I hate to say it..but what else can one do these days? Matching the color would be the big obstacle. The green "Pullman" mohair IS available, though not a blue-green. Best regards, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 These guys have EVERYTHING. smsautofabrics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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