356 Interior

I've seen it before and although not really for me, it looks great and adds to the vintage look

It's pretty nice looking to me, a bit fussy for others. Plusses include better breathing than leather (waayyy better than vinyl), it warms up faster in cold weather, it can help keep you from sliding around if you have roadster style seats like the ones pictured. Make sure you get a heavy (16oz) upholstery grade fabric or you'll be sorry.  Thinner/cheaper stuff gets baggy and stretches out.  If you're not doing it yourself, make sure the upholsterer understands how you want it to look (matching pattern, major accent color going horizontal or vertical, etc. Like how the vertical stitching in the example goes along the red accent lines in the pattern and uses matching thread).

Original 356's had corduroy insets, and later the 911's had a houndstooth they called pepita.  Even later they had a pattern called pasha. Pasha is not for those effected by vertigo and would look particularly bad on a 356.

The guy who did the seats has won Pebble Beach four times for interiors.  Not sure what the gauge is.

Eric Marshall Green posted:

The guy who did the seats has won Pebble Beach four times for interiors.  Not sure what the gauge is.

If he's that good, follow his lead!!!

=My father had a 1952 356, ordered fromFerry Porsche in 1951, with those corduroy seat inserts.  So, I do know about those.

MIchael, what are you talking about?  The photo is of my 356.

Eric, I thought you'd posted a picture for illustration purposes and to get opinions about having it done. Didin't realize that was the finished product. I think it looks great!!! I'd totally rock that!

Edit: I did't see the first line of the original post, hand woven by your wife. That is extra special! Hat's off to both of you!

...I'm gonna go clean my glasses now...

Thanks, bud!  The seats are insanely comfortable.  I have a bad back.  Only in that seat does it feel good.  Cheers!@

I wear a kilt on occasion so I think my bum would look quite good on a tartan seat.

I like the plaid. Very Stirling Moss, and whether it’s factory-correct or not, it looks period-correct.

and as for hand weaving it - well that’s just insane!

I have quite a history with Stirling because of my father  The plaid seats were created in his honor.  Thank you for noticing!

A tasty Stirling bit.

Eric Marshall Green posted:

I have quite a history with Stirling because of my father  The plaid seats were created in his honor.  Thank you for noticing!

Do tell.

Suppertime here in Maine.  I will find the time soon.  Thanks

Those seats are the bomb! That whole car looks really excellent. 

Thank you.  I planned it over a 30 year period as I earned the money to pay for it.  Funny how my notes from long ago became a reality.

Just a terrific story so far. Looking forward to the whole story!!

Panhandle Bob posted:

Just a terrific story so far. Looking forward to the whole story!!

Agreed. I love to hear about stuff like this.

Stirling Moss - such a childhood hero to me, with my fascination back then on British sports cars.  Great story so far...

And your car looks fantastic.