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07 Mar 2004 17:17 #1381 by Jack Richard
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Thanks Stan for sending copies of the Beverly upholstery articles, I think they will help me a lot, especially answered questions I had concerning the windlace construction and kick-panel pocket.
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24 Feb 2004 15:01 #1347 by Jack Richard
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Hello Stan,
Thanks for your kind response, copies of the 1973 would be greatly appreciated. I am restoring my Westchester using the optional leather interior with wool headliner. I visited Jim Lawrence several years ago and took a lot of photos of his original-style leather interior in his Westchester, and have photos of other original leather interiors but the more info. I can gather, the more authentic I can make it. I would assume that the passenger-side kick panel was constructed like the open cars, with a map pocket in it, and covered with leather to match the seats? Were the bindings covered with leatherette or leather? Were the door windlaces and hidem covered in leather or leatherette? Thanks again for your help.
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24 Feb 2004 14:32 #1345 by Auburn/Cord Parts
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Jack-

I have all of the articles on the Custom Beverly upholstery from the 1973 Newsletter. I could copy or scan them for you. Some will help but most of the upholstery is different due to pleats, vehicle length, etc. The Westchester upholstery is fairly plain and easy to do. There are approx. 3 variations of early, late, and optional trim. I suggest visiting several original or restored examples with your camera. An old headliner like Jim O'Brians is good to look at. We always make new listing wires and bend them to fit each position in the body. The factory used wool for headliners so they could steam the wrinkles out of them after they were installed. Steam shrinks wool and makes it tight.

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23 Feb 2004 15:44 #1343 by Jack Richard
Hello all,

I am upholstering a 1936 Cord Westchester, and understand there was a series of articles on upholstery of a Beverly published in the 1973 Newsletters, issues 3 to 8. If some member could send me scans of these (or snail mail photocopies) I would be VERY grateful! As an alternative, I would be willing tp purchase surplus issues of these numbers if available, please let me know price.

CORDially,
Jack

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