'32 Roadster top color

[DavidG]

No, thank you. Please provide your mailing address and I will send you a sample of a good match of the 32-early '34 DELUXE roadster upholstery material, Ford called copra drab, and you can than use it to choose your alternative from the sources you have found, if you wish.

[rockfla]

Acchaplin

Hopefully you will share the source and color numbers you find with Us here on the barn, I for one would love to order several yards.

[acchaplin]

Originally Posted by rockfla

Acchaplin

Hopefully you will share the source and color numbers you find with Us here on the barn, I for one would love to order several yards.

SURE WILL!

I found a subistute tan rubber mat. 5'X10' .055 thick, for the same price Bob Drake wanted for his re-popp front mat! I covered the entire floor with it! It's a shade lighter than Drakes' mat.

Took a while. Did it in two sections. Front part is from the firewall insulation pad back to and around the seat riser. The back rear part is from inside the seat riser back to panel under the trunk latch. I moved my seat riser and renforcement plate back 4-5 inches. (more leg room)Took a bunch of cereal box, pop and beer carton cardboard. Carefully cut the cardboard out to fit the contour for each floor section. Then taped all those cardboard pieces together to make one big pattern. Laid that pattern out of the rubber mat, traced around it and marked out all the holes with a sharpie. Then cut the mat to just the inside of the sharpie line. Perfect fit!

I had posted the floor companies name on here. I don't think it generated much interest

This rubber mat is for trailer and garage flooring cover. Elete Floor Coverings.

[acchaplin]

Originally Posted by DavidG

No, thank you. Please provide your mailing address and I will send you a sample of a good match of the 32-early '34 DELUXE roadster upholstery material, Ford called copra drab, and you can than use it to choose your alternative from the sources you have found, if you wish.

Sure! But you gave me your mailing addy and said for me to mail the samples to you.

[DavidG]

Given all of the above, I withdraw my offer to receive your samples, if I made such an offer. You may wish to use the sample that I send you as a guide or not, the choice is wholly yours.

[acchaplin]

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Originally Posted by DavidG

Given all of the above, I withdraw my offer to receive your samples, if I made such an offer. You may wish to use the sample that I send you as a guide or not, the choice is wholly yours.

Ok, good. Either way.

Yes, I will accept your C'Drab upholstery sample with glee! It will be good to actually see the correct color!! Finally, no more speculation, guessing in trying to match pictures!

I can cut sample pieces of your sample piece and send to these upholstery suppliers! Here, here is the REAL thing! What is the closest you offer that matches it!?

I will skeedadle over and PM you my mailing addy!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[Kube]

Originally Posted by DavidG

Given all of the above, I withdraw my offer to receive your samples, if I made such an offer. You may wish to use the sample that I send you as a guide or not, the choice is wholly yours.

Dave, I must commend you on your patience. You have a lot more than I do. I would have been "outta here" some time ago.

[lfson]

Let's see if I can be of some assistance, or I may add some more confusion. I have a nice picture from Gene Hetlands (RIP) collection in 2008. It shows his original low milage DL Roadster with original body paint. The top was also believed to be the genuine, but bleached after 76 years.
You also see part of his Cabriolet with a new top, which could be a pretty late version of T-14 in the 2000's. Le Baron Bonney had the T-14 material produced several times and the color shade became lighter and lighter and more gray each time in my view. It never returned to their first "more genuine looking" green shade. I don't say that the first version was a perfect match to the original in 1932 (who knows that?). However, their first versions bleached very easily and turned into light tan to white in one summer outings. I have no reference to the sun resistance of the later versions. Probably better.

[lfson]

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[DavidG]

Leif,


You evidently missed seeing the side curtains of Gene's highly-original phaeton (pages 17-12 and 13).

[lfson]

My intention was to insert a photo, but it shows that I’m not capable of doing it.

I have plowed through all of this top color discussion now and my conclusion is the following. With respect, rod builders are using or thinking of one word more than most serious restorers. That word is ORIGINAL. Evidently misleading in many cases. I recommend a book that every 32-owner using the word "original" should buy. "The 1932 Ford Book", a set of 2 heavy books, gives the answer of this top discussion with good color photos. However, the great challenge is to find that top material.
My answer to rodders asking about hard to find original pieces pretty often is: "Why is that so important when you don't care about what you have under the hood or the modern wiring representing the rainbow. You should try the junk yard and find a Honda or Mazda part, it may work".

[glennpm]

Good picture posting help here:

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...sting+pictures