Tasteful Interior: The '55 Studebaker

My dad just finished up his latest project, a 1955 Studebaker Commander hardtop, that came out stunning. One of the crown jewels of this entire car is the Don Kite interior. Don and my father go back 40+ years in Kansas City, and although Don is reti... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

 

wow that is gorgeous, attention to detail indeed.

 

That is outstanding workmanship! Wish Mr Kite was still in business...........I have work I would gladly send to him...........Thanks for sharing the pics, it's a pleasure to see a craftman's handiwork.

Ray

 

Very Nice, the design is right on the money.

 

Outstanding interior, and yep, that retractable ashtray/armrest is the cat's whiskers.

Except now I have the Beatles in my head, thanks.

 

That my friend is "Just Bitchin"

 

That is just beautiful ! Only a true craftsman's hands could make that !
Looks like nothing was spared to achieve such perfection !
What else can anyone say ?

Retro Jim

 

That is about as perfect as it gets. I have a real interior fetish and that one sure does the trick. BEAUTIFUL!!! Any pics of the rest of the car?

 

Interiors like that are hard to find around these parts.

 

Wow, that does look dead on and tasteful, hard to find work like that. Too bad he is retired, but glad to see he'll still do a sweet job for an old pal we can enjoy looking at. Very nice.

 

Beautiful, beautiful,beautiful. Just awesome. The stitching is outrageous and the beads so straight and tight. Congratulations on a great job. Aloha

 

Looks Beautiful. . I like it..

 

PERFECTION! Done by a true artist!

 

I wish everyone was dead on and took such great pride in their work. So many people think they take pride, but don't. It's a shame.

 

Exactly.This guy should be teaching young guys to do this kind of work.

 

They had beautiful interiors from the factory didn't they? The lend real well to rolls.
I just love the console in th back seat. It gives you the feeling of buckets in th back. Although they were not a good car for sleeping D) back there because of it.

That is one beautiful set of hydes.

 

Spot on!!! Any more shots of the rest of the car?

Chris

 

That looks great. Wish we saw craftsmanship like that more often instead of Mexican blankets over a wornout bench seat.

 

Nice, just super super nice. How about seeing the rest of the car now?

 

That's some Bitchin' Stitchin'&#8482; !!!

 

Cool Beans!!!!!

 

Beautiful

 

Truely a work of art....
As a few others have mentioned, how about a couple of photos of the rest of the Stude.....

 

Excellent job!
Question: How old is Mr Kite?

 

That is nice!!!

 

very nice!! i assume the stitch counts on the pleats all match? they sure look like they do.

 

Yeah, what he said!

 

WHoa...

 

thats a clean looking interior, real nice

 

got a picture of the outside of the car?