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95476 · 08-21-2019, 04:54 PM

LB is done, nothing but a memory now.
I am finishing 2 '34 Fords, both have LB kits, and both have pieces missing that they never sent.
I ordered the Cartouche samples and none matched the OEM '34 Ford material.
I was fortunate enough to find the mohair source that LB used thanks to David and others here on the Fordbarn. I was able to order enough of the rose beige material from Hirsch Auto to finish both cars.
A local upholsterer was willing to pick up the baton and run with it. My Victoria is done and the 2 -Dr is waiting for the seats and door panels to come back.
These will be my last projects. The costs involved in building no longer add up.
You can buy just about any car you want these days for half the cost if you were to do it.
The Mecum/Barrett Jackson, etc. auction resultsarereally eye opening.
I still want a '34 sedan delivery and a woody before I croak, but will wait to buy them done.

Sorry, but I don't know of any alternative for what I was building other than a local custom upholsterer. Here in Calif. the prices start at 10K for a bare bones interion and go up quickly from there.

08-21-2019, 04:54 PM	#2
95476 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 413	Re: LaBonney out..now what? LB is done, nothing but a memory now. I am finishing 2 '34 Fords, both have LB kits, and both have pieces missing that they never sent. I ordered the Cartouche samples and none matched the OEM '34 Ford material. I was fortunate enough to find the mohair source that LB used thanks to David and others here on the Fordbarn. I was able to order enough of the rose beige material from Hirsch Auto to finish both cars. A local upholsterer was willing to pick up the baton and run with it. My Victoria is done and the 2 -Dr is waiting for the seats and door panels to come back. These will be my last projects. The costs involved in building no longer add up. You can buy just about any car you want these days for half the cost if you were to do it. The Mecum/Barrett Jackson, etc. auction resultsarereally eye opening. I still want a '34 sedan delivery and a woody before I croak, but will wait to buy them done. Sorry, but I don't know of any alternative for what I was building other than a local custom upholsterer. Here in Calif. the prices start at 10K for a bare bones interion and go up quickly from there.