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Tim Jones · 02-17-2014, 11:14 AM

I have a 31 SW town Sedan with a trunk. I need a outdoor car cover for our trip to Puyallup. Custom covers are too expensive so I was wondering about using a SUV cover on it. Has anyone tried this and how did it work?

Hicktick · 02-17-2014, 01:03 PM

Buy one that fits a Packard sedan , it will be big enough ,

billwill · 02-17-2014, 01:54 PM

Nothing is cheap

Tom Wesenberg · 02-17-2014, 03:37 PM

Yes, you can go to the big box store and buy a cover for an SUV and it should keep the rain off. It may not have an inner lining that is kind to your paint, and it will most likely flop in the wind, which is also isn't kind to the paint. My paint job isn't worth worrying about and I bought one of these covers, but haven't tried it yet.

As the saying goes.....you get what you pay for.

BudP · 02-17-2014, 03:44 PM

Alternatively, you could go to a farm supply store (or go on line) and get a very large waterproof tarp for not much money. Buy a few bungee cords and you will have good cover. Be sure to stretch at least one bungee cord under the center of the car for wind control. The corners can be kept from flapping and marking the paint by stretching a bungee cord over the bumper, behind the wheel, to a spot on the side of the cover.

SkipShift · 02-17-2014, 04:06 PM

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I got this one for my 31 SW Town Sedan. Working for me, it's much heavier than I expected and soft on the inside. It covers my trunk but only the top half. Don't know how it works outside.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-F...item2a24f63a99

02-17-2014, 11:14 AM	#1
Tim Jones Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	Car cover I have a 31 SW town Sedan with a trunk. I need a outdoor car cover for our trip to Puyallup. Custom covers are too expensive so I was wondering about using a SUV cover on it. Has anyone tried this and how did it work?

02-17-2014, 01:03 PM	#2
Hicktick Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hickory Tavern , SC Posts: 422	Re: Car cover Buy one that fits a Packard sedan , it will be big enough ,

02-17-2014, 01:54 PM	#3
billwill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: capemaynewjersey Posts: 653	Re: Car cover Nothing is cheap

02-17-2014, 03:37 PM	#4
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Car cover Yes, you can go to the big box store and buy a cover for an SUV and it should keep the rain off. It may not have an inner lining that is kind to your paint, and it will most likely flop in the wind, which is also isn't kind to the paint. My paint job isn't worth worrying about and I bought one of these covers, but haven't tried it yet. As the saying goes.....you get what you pay for.

02-17-2014, 03:44 PM	#5
BudP Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oakton, VA Posts: 438	Re: Car cover Alternatively, you could go to a farm supply store (or go on line) and get a very large waterproof tarp for not much money. Buy a few bungee cords and you will have good cover. Be sure to stretch at least one bungee cord under the center of the car for wind control. The corners can be kept from flapping and marking the paint by stretching a bungee cord over the bumper, behind the wheel, to a spot on the side of the cover.