1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

Anyone have a series of pictures of the upholstering of the front seat of these cars? I tried a search and found zilch. My concern is the transition from the vertical hidem welt to the one along the back of the front seat. This car doesn't use a wire welt. Le Barron Bonney instruction drawings don't appear to make it clear. I thought I saw a site before that had such information in great detail but haven't been able to find it recently. The Standards don't have a good description or I'm too dumb to interpret them.

Thanks, any information or pictures of yours would be appreciated.
Dave (confused) in Danville

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Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

Did they make a deluxe phaeton in 1929? I don't think so.

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

Look at the pictures of the in terior of a Deluxe Phaeton (Type 180A) on the 180A Body Style Group Community on FACEBOOK.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/180ABSG/...33719593362351

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

Ray you are probably right. It is the four dour type anyway. Owner told me de luxe and I don't know enough to question him.
#3 is a two door phaeton with split seats, not the same as four door.
I still am needing the information for a 29 fordor phaeton.

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

On my '29 phaeton, the hide-em welt starts at the bottom of the side front-seat upholstery piece at the bottom of the front door center section, and wraps up the side, along the top of that side panel, around the back of the front seat, and then a matching return down to the bottom of the front door, side upholstery piece. I not sure if that description is more confusing or not, but the bottom line is that there is a single piece of hide-em that begins at the back edge of the front door and wraps around to the other side. I hope that this helps (some).

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

That's the way my late '28 Phaeton is, too. A Lebaron Bonney interior from at least the early 1990's.
Marshall

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

All I can offer is picture of my 1928.

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

Dave, contact Marco Tahtaras and see if he will send you pictures of the late Davey Lopes' car that Marco upholstered. It answers your question. I have Marco's pictures however since he is no longer here on Fordbarn, I don't feel comfortable in posting or sending his photographs.

Re: 1929 De Luxe Phaeton upholstery
 

Thanks Brent. We have Marco's pictures of Dave's car. I am probably all wet on the year. It must be late 30. Don't know how I got 29 stuck in my brain. Old age probably. Yes we have studied Marco's pictures and originally he was supposed to do the upholstery. Don't want to ask the owner why that isn't happening. I watched as he did parts of Lopes machine, but we had other things to do before he got around to the hidem and windlace so I'm trying to figure out Le Baron Bonnie's instructions. Anyone have an overhead, looking down at the back of the front seat on a 30/31 phaeton? That should do the trick. I'll take whatever I can get. [email protected]