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just can't fine the right fabric,I've tried all the big vendors and the stripes are right but the feilf color is too gray...Help Numbers are 1007-69...153,chef

Can anyone help on this issue,thanks...p.s.that is SEAT fabric

Howdy,

I'm not long on experience here but i assume you've tried the obvious;
Hampton Coach:
chevsofthe40s: Front of Catalog has Paint, Trim & Uph. numbers, w/names.
Filling Station:
G&D: for advertisers who sell upholstery materials
Pauls 41 Chevy web site: Want ads, & some suppliers listed. Q&A is avail.
Hemmings Motor News: Check for ads

Not sure all of these co's/web sites sell uph/seat material, but possibly they can lead you to a company that does.

Best of luck,
Michael14

Hey Bruce, I've always had great results dealing with SMS Upholstery in Canby, OR. Doug Pollock and his crew have 1000's and 1000's of rolls of original material. I suggest you give them a try. Bill.

Bill,SMS sent me the same sample as HC did. All the info I have gotten points to that fabric,I guess I will quit second guessing it and take the leap,thanks guys

Bruce, I'm not quite clear on what you're saying. But it sounds like you're not completely satisfied. Like maybe you're not 100% sure you're getting the correct material. If you want, send me a PM with your phone number and I'll give you a call. Tonight or whenever you have time....

Hey Chef,

I don't know if you ordered your stuff yet, but I saw an ad in Hemmings Classic Car today and thought of you.

Maybe you've already tried them, but here it is.....

Automotive Interiors
800-880-9118
www.automotiveinteriors.com

I don't know anything about them or where they are located but the ad states they have seat cover upholstery kits and seat rebuild kits. Also states they have patterns from the late 30s to present.

Might be worth a phone call ifyou haven't already got something.

Good luck Bruce.

No Ken 48 their not even close .Most their stuff is custom,I will keep trying,Thanks for your efforts

Could we revisit finding the tan fabric for the 48 fleetline??chef

Bruce it sounds like you are really having a tough time with the seat fabric for your 48 Aero. We've talked about this before and I don't know where else to go either. It sounds like you have fabric samples from a couple of suppliers. I think I still have a small sample from Hampton Coach from about 1995 or 1996 when the kit was bought for my 48 Fleetline. I would be happy to mail it to you for comparison to what they are sending to you now if you would like. Sometimes the little samples are misleading in appearance even though they might be correct.

Let me know and I'll mail it along with some interior photos of my 48 with the fabric installed.

SMS fabrics is the way to go. they have thousands of original rolls of fabric for vintage chevys. email them and tell them the year, model and trim code of your chevy and theyll send you exact samples of whats supposed to go in your car. they send a pamphlet with snippet samples for your door, headliner, seats and robe door trim. heres what i got and used from them, this is all fabric from theyre company and are about 30 to 40 percent cheaper than hampton coach, as well as more selection

Gallo,Ive been out of pocket for some time and just saw this.So are the pics the SMS fabric???If so when did you purchase it and would you happen to have the product # for it???thanks,chef

You can contact SMS Fabrics directly and they will probably give you all of the information that you need. Here is their web site:

http://www.smsautofabrics.com/index.html

JYD,I have already gotten samples for the 48 fleetline from them and the seat fabric is the same as Hampton Coach,which is almost gray,not tan as it should be...I have the original cloth from the rear arm rests....The pics above are much closer then the samples I have been sent,chef

Gallo mentioned in his posting that he received the material shown in the photos from SMS so that is why it was suggested that you might want to contact them again since it appears that they do have the tan fabric.

Ive sent for more samples,thanks

From the pictures it looks like a short nap mohair which would be correct for a Fleetmaster. The Fleetline had a flat cloth (no nap).

ChevNut have you seen the seat fabric for the 48 fleetline from Hampton Coach or a gray tone fabric in the fleetline before??The stripes on the fabric from HC are perfect,I even tried to dye it to get the tan color...I see what you mean about the posted pics although the color looks close

I will add there are no evident colored stripes in the fabric pictured here,just the 2 tones

Hi Chef..........it's been awhile!!

It's a little too late right now, but tomorrow I will take a couple of pictures of the Hampton Coach interior seat fabric in my 48 Fleetline and post them here. The interior was done in 1995 or 1996 so the stuff they offer now might be different. The important thing is my fabric does NOT look like what is pictured in the above post. I'm sure Gene has it right (as usual) in that the pictured fabric is for a Fleetmaster, not a Fleetline. Or maybe my stuff is not correct? Let's look tomorrow after I post some pictures.

Good to see you back Chef.

OK Chef,

Here are some pictures of the seat fabric in my 48 Fleetline Aero from Hampton Coach circa 1996. For you further confusion and amusement







Hope this helps......sorry I screwed up the size on the first two. If you want them bigger, let me know and I'll redo them tonight.

Well Ken 48,it sure looks a lot less grey then the small samples I have.I dought if they've changed over the years.I think the 1st samples i got was in the early 90's...It sure looks good after all these years..Do you have pics of the head liner also?the 2 fabrics do not match very well together?chef

Chef,

I'll get a shot of the headliner later on and post it. Gotta go pick up my grand daughter for a parade. By the way....my headliner is kind of a dark brown and doesn't match the seat fabric at all.

When you get the samples there is a few headliners to choose from.I have some of the original fabric which matches one of the samples but the gray in the sample seat clothe does not work well at all.chef

Well......here are a few shots of the headliner in my 48...







The thing Idon't like about my headliner is that it is so much darker than the sunvisors. And you are right, the headliner and seat fabric just don't seem to go together.

Maybe Chev Nut will take a look and tell us if it is correct??

Good Luck in your search for the "right stuff". Hope this has helped.