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1928 Sport Coupe · 06-10-2025, 04:27 AM

Are there any upholstery experts out there? I have a 1930 Briggs body Town Sedan. I also recently found a complete and unused Lebaron-Bonny interior kit for a 30 Murray TS. I have looked at the kit and it seems very close to what I need for my Briggs. Does anyone have any idea if the Murray kit would work for my Briggs? It looks like a little trimming of some of the cardboard backing and re gluing may work.
Thanks

Bob Bidonde · 06-10-2025, 07:29 AM

Ask Mike at Classtique.

Marshall V. Daut · 06-10-2025, 08:27 AM

Yes, it can be done that way, but not the other way (not Briggs to Murray). I converted a 1929 Murray Town Sedan interior to a 1930 Standard Briggs Fordor Sedan 15 years ago. The only thing you'll have to do is trim the rear door panels narrower because unlike Murray sedans, the Briggs rear doors are not the same width as the front doors. Fortunately, because the Murray doors are all the same width, you'll have extra cardboard and material that can be trimmed to fit the Briggs rear doors. You might have to peel the material edges back on the front panels and add a strip of cardboard to each end to make the panel a bit wider. I don't recall doing this, but be prepared to do that. There's usually enough material stretched over to the back side that will allow it to be used to cover the added one inch needed. It may be necessary to slightly modify some trim panels above the windows beneath the headliner, but once again, there should be plenty of material on the back side to do this.
As for the top liner, I think I had to order a new one from Lebaron Bonney because the top bow ribs were spaced differently so that the cloth strips that secure the material to these bows didn't match. But if your wife can sew, she can alter the strips to match the top bows. If absolutely necessary, though, you could order just the top lining to match your bows.
The interior turned out nicely otherwise. You'd never guess it had once lived in a Murray body. By making these slight modifications, you will save yourself thousands of dollars in a new interior.
Marshall

1928 Sport Coupe · 06-10-2025, 07:48 PM

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Thank you Marshal.
I bought a Victoria project from an estate sale last week. In pieces, but I thought it was fairly complete. The interior was supposed to be for the Victoria but we noticed very little looked like it would fit the Victoria. I saw 30 Murry TS on a card with the carpet and tags on a couple of the seat cover parts. Luckily my Briggs was In the same building. Everything looks like it is very close, this will save me from ordering the interior later this summer.
The Victoria will probably be for sale later, now that I do not have the interior for it.
Thanks

06-10-2025, 04:27 AM	#1
1928 Sport Coupe Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: Ohio Posts: 84	Briggs vs Murray Town Sedan interior Are there any upholstery experts out there? I have a 1930 Briggs body Town Sedan. I also recently found a complete and unused Lebaron-Bonny interior kit for a 30 Murray TS. I have looked at the kit and it seems very close to what I need for my Briggs. Does anyone have any idea if the Murray kit would work for my Briggs? It looks like a little trimming of some of the cardboard backing and re gluing may work. Thanks

06-10-2025, 07:29 AM	#2
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,114	Re: Briggs vs Murray Town Sedan interior Ask Mike at Classtique. __________________ Bob Bidonde

06-10-2025, 08:27 AM	#3
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,633	Re: Briggs vs Murray Town Sedan interior Yes, it can be done that way, but not the other way (not Briggs to Murray). I converted a 1929 Murray Town Sedan interior to a 1930 Standard Briggs Fordor Sedan 15 years ago. The only thing you'll have to do is trim the rear door panels narrower because unlike Murray sedans, the Briggs rear doors are not the same width as the front doors. Fortunately, because the Murray doors are all the same width, you'll have extra cardboard and material that can be trimmed to fit the Briggs rear doors. You might have to peel the material edges back on the front panels and add a strip of cardboard to each end to make the panel a bit wider. I don't recall doing this, but be prepared to do that. There's usually enough material stretched over to the back side that will allow it to be used to cover the added one inch needed. It may be necessary to slightly modify some trim panels above the windows beneath the headliner, but once again, there should be plenty of material on the back side to do this. As for the top liner, I think I had to order a new one from Lebaron Bonney because the top bow ribs were spaced differently so that the cloth strips that secure the material to these bows didn't match. But if your wife can sew, she can alter the strips to match the top bows. If absolutely necessary, though, you could order just the top lining to match your bows. The interior turned out nicely otherwise. You'd never guess it had once lived in a Murray body. By making these slight modifications, you will save yourself thousands of dollars in a new interior. Marshall

06-10-2025, 07:48 PM	#4
1928 Sport Coupe Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: Ohio Posts: 84	Re: Briggs vs Murray Town Sedan interior Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thank you Marshal. I bought a Victoria project from an estate sale last week. In pieces, but I thought it was fairly complete. The interior was supposed to be for the Victoria but we noticed very little looked like it would fit the Victoria. I saw 30 Murry TS on a card with the carpet and tags on a couple of the seat cover parts. Luckily my Briggs was In the same building. Everything looks like it is very close, this will save me from ordering the interior later this summer. The Victoria will probably be for sale later, now that I do not have the interior for it. Thanks