One of my goals when I started this 32 5W project was leather interiour and a solid black car. -Car is based on late 40’s speed parts and as much Henry parts I can realistic get. Over time I understand the ’era’ correct might not fit my body prefereances. I guess few or non invested make a leather interiour back then in cheap car and ideas was get some new speed parts. When I grove up on the 80’s here in Sweden I laught at own made ’diamond’ structure vinyl interiours in Volovo Amazon or PV etc. Now I saw a 32 5W that had diamond struckture in dark leathere and I’ll just love it. Certenly not 40’s style. -But a question, when become this popular in hot rods, street machines in US ?
Diamond patterns were most popular later into the 60s and 70s. A LOT of drag cars had diamond stitching on the seat covers.
I like the use of a diamond pattern when used in the photo you showed. Diamond on the entire seating and side parts is overwhelming and actually trashy in time. The use of distressed leather or vinyl is also a good touch in the photo.
I'm not a diamond interior type but that pic you posted is beautiful. I love the way they used it sparingly as an accent and not the entire interior. ..
Diamond stitching seems to also be more popular then ever. I think part of the reason is Singer has used it on his Porsches. Here is a good thread I dug up. Period correct diamond stitch interiors | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)
I’ve always liked diamonds, as @SS327 said it was used in the horse and buggy days. Heck, the Romans may have done furniture with it as well.
The interior you posted is stunning. If you're worried about authenticity, keep in mind that high-end airplane interiors in the 30's-40's-50's was often (sewn) diamond pleated. Guys emulated aircraft stuff in that era, upholstery included, so it's spot on. As mentioned, luxury and exotic cars today have gone back to that, for the reason I mention.
I’m pleased to hear this. I also did note some high end cars on the market now use it. So it was not a old ’sweden custom trix’ from the 70’s...( as I thought.
Indeed, and also harlequin and diamond/star patterns were also a large part of the 'atomic' era in the 1950's for clothes and art work etc., so its very much of that period. Vintage diamond print reversible gab jackets from the 50's are hugely collectible and now go for large sums of money among vintage clothes collectors of the period.
Lots of diamond tuck interiors throughout hot rod history, but they exploded in popularity in the mid-l960's. Here are some examples from my "good idea folder". All credit goes to the photograpers & owners, some of which are HAMBers:
I like the design with the seat inserts being diamond stitched, but the rest of the interior being plain and just relying on the distressed look. When everything is diamond stitched, it just never (well almost never) looks right to me anyway. If you look at old movies and pictures, you will see furniture that had the diamond pattern. Its not hard to believe that some rodders emulated that design right from the beginning of hot rodding. In most cases though, money for nice interiors was lacking and it was spent on go fast or look fast components.
As ekiminerbo said, its a nice combination that get my attention to, but nice to hear its been used so it was not just 60’s or 70’s style ( as I thought ) I saw this HD seats on Instagram and its has the diamond stich but not all of the seat.
I had my local upholstery shop stich me up some diamond patern material. Then did it myself. Had them do the door panels and headliner.
Yes I saw cool diamond stich in new Landrovers -It’s never nice tell on others car, this is custom and all do what they like. But hit rod pro streets is not so ething I like. A buddy from old time when we read car magazines from the 80’s and 90’s etc we sas this and I never did think it was great but my buddy still send me pictures of roadsters with BB and super chargers and widest you can has in rear tires ;- ))
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