Well, I'll probably make an entire interior build thread on the main bored, but I as thinking there should be a little thread about the interiors in our cars. I've got mine kind of done, I still have some other stuff in the works. So, post some pics of what you've got going on, or what you want!
That looks great! Are you doing it yourself? I'd like to put an ivory/white tuck and roll interior in my Victoria, and am looking for all the help I can get. Please post a link here where we can find your new thread.
Turned out great!!! Can you get some more pics for us?? I've been waiting to see how your interior turned out. I need to figure out what I'm going to do with mine ASAP so we can get the dash and garnish molding painted. I've been loosing sleep over it, can't make up mind - all white, white and copper, or black and white. Did a thread on the main board "interior - gotta make a decision - Help" I couln't get a link to post here??? I'm stressing over this!!!! Congrats on getting yours done.
There's "white interior" thread on the main board, and an "interiors" social group. I've captured several images of interiors I like from here and there on the net, but still haven't hit on the perfect one. I've also got several "little books" with interiors I like, but again, nothing that's ideal. Problem is, I like the stock Victoria door panels and such, and like the Mercury seats with the wide pleats and flat areas. But... I also like more traditional "custom" all-white interiors with a mixture of narrow pleats and flat areas. I do not like different color piping as was so popular back in the day. I think that started in Tiajuana and somehow caught on in SoCal and spread eastward. Just because it was popular doesn't mean I have to like it. So, the bottom line is that I'm still looking for the ideal interior theme. Hopefully some of the posts on this or other threads will produce a winner. Let's see 'em!
"There's "white interior" thread on the main board, and an "interiors" social group. I've captured several images of interiors I like from here and there on the net, but still haven't hit on the perfect one" I've looked both places and still haven't found "THE ONE" yet. Lots of ideas, but still haven't figured it out yet. I don't know why I'm haiving such a hard time with this.
I'll take more of the interior tonight after I clean it all up, its really a conservative interior and I like that. I'd say the only thing that ****s about these cars, hard tops especially is that interiors never look perfect. The way the dash is and the garnish moldings and the doors its just really good from the factory. Its a tough one for sure, thats why I just went with a ton of pleats, because that is what was "popular" for a rich high school kids car in 60-61. I wanna plate the dash really bad, and I might someday. I'm guessing you like the standard door panels, not the upper end tri-tone ones? I was glad I had the tri-tone ones, even as cool as they are I had to get rid of them, the standard ones are much better looking and much tougher to pick out a good design. J & F upholstery did all the trim work, and they're gonna start doing stupid stuff for me like a plate cover, maybe a tonneau over the back seat area. You know, just the little subtle 60's details. I think it really boils down to what era do you want. Do you want a pleated-out 60's interior, or a horse-shoe pleated insert 50's style interior? I also toyed around with the idea of faking a crown victoria style interior, but I wasn't sure how it would turn out. I'll look through my books and magazines to find any '52-'54 fords with neat interiors. The Pete Angress ford might be a place to start. Post away folks! I don't care if its stock, mild or wild, trad or modern, just post'em!
Great thread! Hey fellas, don't forget that photoshop isn't just for bodywork ideas- I can do your interior too. The easiest would be if you have some nice pics of your interior and I can clean it up a little and give you color combo ideas. Anything super-technical might be a little tough, but I'll giver 'er a shot. Does anyone know where I can find any info on finishing the interior on my trunk? I have searched the main board and online, but can't find a hell of a lot. I was going to create templates out of cardboard for the bottom, sides, and back wall and fab them out of luan. Then I was hoping to find out what foam padding to use and stretch naugahyde over it. Carpeting on the floor, of course. I would love to find some "how to" articles or maybe even books you could suggest. Have any of you finished off your trunks? Thanks all
The trunk side panels are available for $24.95 from www.usapartssupply.com the package tray is $19.95 the panel that goes behind the seat may be available from their supplier,I would call and ask,phone is (800)872-2013 they also have the front kick panels for $13.95 a pair.Check this link out for a pictorial" how to" on panels : www.cadvision.com/blanchas/54pontiac/doorpanels.html
Here's one of the "players" in my short list of interior styles. It's very subtle, a hallmark of the leading customs of the day. Tasteful was the theme, inside and out, with these cars. This is a '54, not a '52, but the theme could be adapted to my '52 without too much difficulty. It's ivory, not white, and is a combination of pleats and padded flat areas, which I like. It could be OEM, but it isn't, and I like that theme, too. I had not planned to change the color of my interior moldings or dash, and this theme looks different when the interior metal is a different color. Hmmm? Problem is, I like the ivory interior moldings almost as much as I like the stock color, which in my car is a medium/dark slate blue which goes very well with the exterior color. To be authentic it needs to be all white, like the example above. Back in the late '50s, the moldings and dash were almost always painted white or chromed when combined with a white interior, and rarely done in body color. By the early 60's, however, body color interior moldings were very much in style with white and two-tone interiors. By the mid-60's, however, black became the interior color of choice almost overnight. I'll post others on my short list as time goes on.
Scott: We've got to find a way to hook you up with some "little books". They are filled with examples of upholstered trunks. Try Rikster's site, too. http://www.rikhovingkustoms.com/RHK1/Logo.html It's a pretty big one and has lots of detail photos as well as overall pics of the cars. I looked quickly and came up with a couple, see below. I've done a couple of trunk foundations in my time, using luan as you mentioned. I used short lengths of 3/4 x 3/4 pine molding glued (like with Liquid Nails) to the metal to hold the luan in place. The first one I screwed the luan to the moldings, but on the second one I used strips of velcro. The velcro was better because no screw heads showed and the panels could still be removed. I carpeted the luan in both cases, but you could make tuck and roll covers for them also, kind of like mineature door panels. And, don't forget the cool 1 gallon "fuel", "oil", and "water" cans, the upholstered tire cover and the little tool holders that were all the rage in the late '50s. Nice touch, I think, and totally period correct...and you know what a nut I am about that! Good luck. Any questions...please ask.
Here's another white interior that I like a lot. This one has painted interior moldings and dash. Slight differences give a whole different effect. Still very tasteful. The carpeting is dark, either gray or black, and the piping on the carpeting is the same color as the carpeting. Bottoms of the doors and kick panels are carpeted as well. This seems to visually reduce the height and the bulky look of all-white door panels. I sure wish I was a trimmer and could actually do this work instead of just kibitzing. Maybe in my next lifetime.
Thank you Jeff. I do have the catalog for USA Parts Supply, I will have to see what they are made from and how I'll configure everything. Eric, Thx for the post. While I do have a small collection of little books going, none have info on finishing trunks. Can you suggest some issues or post any "how to's"? I appreciate the help from everyone!
I don't think I've ever seen a how-to story on finishing a trunk, Scott. Doesn't mean there never was one, but not one I've seen. It isn't difficult...honest. Make templates for all three pieces from cardboard. Remember, luan does not bend very much and it is quite stiff in small pieces. Mark where the attachment/support blocks need to go in order to hold the panels in place. Make the attachment blocks and glue them into place. This will vary widely from car to car. Check the contact points with the cardboard templates and adjust if/where necessary. Make the panels from luan using the cardboard templates as patterns. (If you use a plywood blade in your sabre saw the luan cuts much cleaner.) Check the fit once again, leaving enough space around the edges for the cover material, if it is to be wrapped around. Make arrangements to hold the panels in place with screws, velcro, etc. You're done. Upholstering or carpeting the panels can be done at home or by a pro. Either way will work. I cut carpeting which matched the interior carpeting to cover the panels and the exposed floor, and took them to a pro and had them bound around the edges with binding which matched the carpeting color. I did not wrap the carpeting around the edges. I thought about it and even tried it, but I could not do it smoothly and it did not look very good in my opinion...kinda amateurish. The bound edges, however, looked very good and very professional. I then used spray upholstery glue to fasten the bound carpet pieces to the panels and floor. No padding was used. If there is a place where the luan might show, be sure to spray paint it to match the carpeting. Both of my carpet jobs were black, so this was easy and it keeps the unfinished edges of luan from peeking through where the fit isn't perfectly tight. The same can be done to the metal behind the panels if it shows through when the panels are in place. I screwed the first set of panels into place and painted the screw heads; the second ones I velcro'd into place. Both methods worked just fine and looked great! Hope this helps. I'll keep on the lookout for appropriate trunk treatments and post them when I find them.
Skoh,I already have mine it is like the original upholstery cardboard with all the pre-folds which makes it real EZ to work with.I will have to make the one for the back of the seat and the package tray as I am doing some stereo mods,the pre-made boxes for a 6X9 speaker are almost a perfect fit for the two square openings in the package shelf.
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