1931 Trunk Lining

[Guest Fr Mike]

Does anyone have ideas about appropriate materials for lining the inside of the (metal)trunk of a 1931 Buick? In that year, as most know, the trunk was seperate from the body and mounted on a luggage rack over the back bumper.

The attached photo is, obviously, before restoration, now under way.

This trunk was never wood-lined, and is made of heavy enough gauge sheet

metal to be sturdy and without need for internal reinforcement. It was

made by Potter Mfg. Co. of Jackson, Mich.

[Guest]

My original (accessory) trunk for my Pontiac has no lining. I always thought only the ones with a fold down front and fitted luggage were lined.

[Guest Fr Mike]

Apparently some trunks were lined and some unlined.

A '31 Buick I am well acquaited with has a metal trunk, similar to my atteched photo, that came from the original dealer in 1931 as a factory ordered option, and was lined with 3/8" plywood covered with a kind of patterned shelf paper type stuff.

I don't want to wood-line my car's trunk, as it doen't need it structurally and the wood retains moisture that causes rust.