pleats in 46/48 ford seats

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Does anyone know if the vertical pleats sown into the seat backs of the closed cars ( mines a super Deluxe club cpe) are continued down onto the seat cushions. Some pictures I've seen do and some don't. I'm unsure what is correct.

Thanks

GB

[Barlea]

My Canadian Ford Merc 1946 Body Catalog shows only the seat cushion with no pleats on the Fords and 4 pleats sewn in each side on the Merc. No seat backs shown. ..B.

[Old Henry]

I still have the original upholstery for my seats and there are no pleats on the seat.

[Marv]

Your car has the buttons spaced across the back doesn't it Professor and no pleats. Marv

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by Marv

Your car has the buttons spaced across the back doesn't it Professor and no pleats? Marv

Right. This is my original upholstery before I reupholstered the back seat. Straps and buttons on seat back only, not on seat.

[Old Henry]

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Graeme, what may be throwing you is some of the art work in some of the magazine ads showing the upholstery such as this one that seems to suggest straps on the seat bottom.

This is from an ad for a '46.



But, they also show the seat bottoms without.

This ad is for a '47.



As I look into this further, it appears that the '46 had the straps on the seat but the '47 & '48 did not as shown in my photo of my original upholstery. I looks like your coupe is a '47 so no straps would be correct.

[Old Henry]

I just remembered the definitive source of all knowledge - the 1941-48 Ford Book by The Early Ford V-8 Club of America. Here's their information about the 47-48 upholstery (that is, in fact, different from the '46)



Here are their fabric samples of the fabric used for the '47-'48 upholstery:



This book would be well worth having. Get it here: https://www.earlyfordv8.org/store-pr...fm?id=21&pid=2

[Old Henry]

If you still want the information about the '46 here it is:

[Ian NZ]

The N.Z Canadian 1946 - 48 Ford cars were assembled at the Seaview Ford Plant at Wellington, and as far as I know thats where they were upholstered. All of these original models I have seen back to 40 years ago, either had imitation leather or a bedford cord type of material on the seats and no pleats. I actually upholstered my coupe in a draylon material.

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Old Henry thanks , you have given me the answer. The photo of your seat looks like mine except as Ian NZ says our material was a thin "needle Bedford Cord". The upholsterer has taken my seats we were looking at them and could see the vertical pleats on the seat back but the material on the cushion was so stuffed we couldn't make out if they were repeated there, he seemed to think probably not.

Thanks to all who replied.


GB

[meric42]

Hi Graham, I have a good condition '46 - '48 original back seat in my spare '42 body and can send a photo to you if needed just let me know and I can arrange it for you. Cheers, Meric.

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Originally Posted by meric42

Hi Graham, I have a good condition '46 - '48 original back seat in my spare '42 body and can send a photo to you if needed just let me know and I can arrange it for you. Cheers, Meric.

Thanks Meric.

Yes please I would be interested in seeing a photo. You can e-mail me on [email protected].

Thanks

GB