Mike Wiedmer Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 We are restoring a 1951 Chrysler New Yorker Town and Country and are in need of a close-to-original carpet. While our vehicle was otherwise in good condition, no carpet was in the wagon, so we have no template. While we have found a source for fabric, we need to find a shop with a pattern willing to cut and trim a ready-to-install carpet. The car is in a remote location where few upholsterers live. Any suggestions are gratefully accepted. Thanks! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 If you found a carpet material you are happy with, ANY auto trim shop must have the skills to trim it to lay out and edge it. You do know the original carpet material was known as "hogshair"? It is still available in a few colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Please post a picture of your worderful wagon progress to date. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narve N Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Bill Hirsch's version of hogshair was copied from a sample of the original mats in my 1940 New Yorker some 25 years ago. The product looked very convincing when I bought a set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Wiedmer Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Thank you both for your replies. I do have a sample of Hirsch hogshair and that is the material I hope to use. Unfortunately, I live in an area without shops interested in working on vintage vehicles, so I am seeking a shop with existing patterns for this wagon. I do not have any current shots, nor do I have a glamour shot, but attached is an "as found" picture, and an "in progress" picture taken 5 years ago. Getting carpet and upholstery is what keeps us from driving and enjoying this Town and Country. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 They only made a little over 200 of the 1951-52 NewYoker wagons..a very rare car. I knew of one here in the Seattle area years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Wow, wow, wow! Thanks for posting the pics. We MUST get you back on the road. A "shop with patterns" does not sound possible to me. If anything one of the collector car BIG carpet KIT suppliers might come close but I would expect they would be a bit "universal" in their fit hoping to cover multiple years and body styles. And their "pattern" would thus need altered and adjusted, which typically ends up looking like a compromise. Making this plan futile. And no way will any of them have hogshair. Likely these stores would not even know the term. That might leave you having to make patterns yourself and buying the hogshair by the yard and taking /sending it somewhere to have edges serged. Proper carpet is surely going to finish off this now-great example. Perhaps it would be worth a phone call to Collector's Auto Supply to actually talk to him (I recall name Jim) to discuss pattern and if he has a hogshair source. https://collectorsautosupply.com/interior/carpet/ When his company was smaller he was very approachable. Hope still true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Wiedmer Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Thank you for your replies. I have purchased Bill Hirsch hogshair and am having a carpet made at a small out-of-state shop. I should have the carpet in a week or two. I will report back on our progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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