Hello, Im Jim. I read your message, and I was curious if there
were some for a 60 2dr hdtp, with swivel seats? Thank You
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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 12:19
PM
Subject: Re: IML: NOS seatcovers on
eBay
I saw these in situ about ten yeas ago along with some 1959 nos
seat covers - they were, at the time, pristine. No comment on the $1000.00
price.
Chuck
chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
Anyone
need original factory seat covers for their '57 or '58 Imperial? There are
several varieties and colors from this seller, John Rosen in Phoenix. I got
a complete set of the turquoise tweed & leather seat covers from him for
my '59 a couple of years ago. With some nips and tucks from an excellent
upholsterer, they came out perfect. Here are some examples of what John
has:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1958-IMPERIAL-LEBARON-BLUE-BROADCLOTH-SEAT-UPHOLSTERY_W0QQitemZ140102754089QQihZ004QQcategoryZ140726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1958-IMPERIAL-CROWN-ORIGINAL-ALL-LEATHER-SEAT-COVERS_W0QQitemZ140102758832QQihZ004QQcategoryZ140726QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1958-IMPERIAL-CROWN-LEBARON-NEW-OLD-STOCK-LEATHER_W0QQitemZ140104443955QQihZ004QQcategoryZ140727QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Remember
that the seats, as fitted at the factory, will be slightly different. The
back seat for a coupe, for example, is narrower than that of a sedan. The
covers I got from John were a mish-mash of sizes left over from the factory
run - coupe front seat back, sedan rear seat, 4-door hardtop rear seat back
side, etc. All could be tailored to fit my 4-door hardtop with swivel seats.
Some of the original stitching and folds are difficult to recreate now, so
it was worth it to me to get covers that were original, that to go to the
labor expense to start from scratch.
I have no horse in this race, so
to speak. It's just that this sort of thing is so exceedingly rare, that I'm
sure someone out there who wants to bring their '57 or '58 back to original
shape would like to know.
Neal Herman 1959 Imperial Crown 1966
Imperial Crown et al.
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