57 scotsman wagon info?

origional 6 cyl.is running! sounds great,brakes are coming.....wont be long before it is on the road.

 

It would be great to keep the original front seat. I could tell you how to reupholster it for like $25 bucks.

 

With some 57 Packard taillights you'd have a pretty cool old wagon. You're already halfway home

 

Just FWIW: I seem to recall that there were only 6 Scotsman wagons produced, but that might be another year (58?). Might want to check with SDC before tearing it up too much.

Cosmo

 

Good to hear you got that 'ol sixer running, and able to take care of your Mom.
Freakin' cool car!... Keep moving forward with it.
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how?! I need to do something about the seats in my 65 Stude!

 

I did this trick years ago on a 59 Ford pickup but no reason it won't work on any car.

The Ford came with a pair of junky buckets, badly installed. I threw them away at once. Then I had to find a 59 pickup seat.

The only one I could find came from a junked dump truck. The seat was beat to death and had sat with the windows down for 20 years.

I stripped the seat to the metal frame and painted it with rust paint. Then I measured it and went junkyard shopping.

Look at rear seats in sedans. They don't get much wear. I found a seat the right size in a 77 Ford LTDII sedan. The main thing is to get one the same width.

I took the seat apart and put the foam rubber on my seat. Then fitted the covers and hog ringed them in place. I had to stick a little extra padding in the corners but that was it.

When I was all done I put the seat in the truck and it looked factory. The red upholstery went well with the flat black paint. The seat was as comfortable as a new car. It worked great and lasted as long as I owned the truck, about 2 years.

All for a cost of $20 bucks plus a few hog rings (about a $1 buck).