67 Newport Custom interior

[Norwegianmopar]

Since we need to do something to the seats anyways, and there are no reproductions to be found, we are considering having some made but with fabric like velour or similar, something comfy and nice compared to black vinyl in the summertime. Might even try and color match it to the exterior in some way.

So, has anyone done that or have pics of a car with buckets and fabric seat covers?

Maybe fabric centers and leather sides would be nice?

Let me know what you think guys

 

[CBODY67]

MUCH easier to find some thick and fluffy luxury bath towels to put on the orig seats. Then you can slide better to get in and out of the car. I do that on my leather interior vehicles. MUCH less expensive, too.

For the seat backs, make a drape and sew one side so that it all slides over the back and one side retains it in place.

In general, very few OEM cloth and vinyl bucket seats, except in some GM cars. Ford "invented" woven vinyl for bucket seat inserts in the later 1960s or so.

There are ALSO many velours which look nice, but are really thin in "gauge" and backing material. As is the difference in the '77+ Chevy Caprice velour and the fabrics used in the similar '77+ Pontiac Bonneville. The Pontiac-spec fabric is twice as thick and wears like iron. For little more additional cost/yard. The velours which Chrysler started to us in the 1974 "Formals" were thicker than that, with a deeper "nap" in the fabric, more fitting of a more expensive vehicle.

Remember, too, that velour can also become damp from the occupant sitting on them, too. Which can make the brocade fabrics Chrysler used a better possibility.

ONE other things about the pre-'74 Chrysler trim codes. The huge bulk of them had a pearl coating on them, including white and black. That gives them a bit of sparkle in the sun. Until you put another OEM similar color fabric/vinyl next to them, you normally don't notice this, but it's there. A trim shop guy showed me this and I was shocked at how much difference it made.

The downside is that on the white vinyl buckets in my '67 Newport, as the pearl ages, it can lend a dingy look to the vinyl that won't wash off. But even then, it looks better than a similar GM white vinyl. To me, this is one reason the interiors in the Formals don't have quite the "pop" that earlier interiors of the same color did.

I discovered these things when I was looking for a newer OEM fabric for our '66 Newport Town Sedan, with is the brown color interior, cloth and vinyl. By comparison, the OEM '74 brown velour looked like "mud". This was in about 1975.

Just some thoughts and experiences,
CBODY67

 

[CBODY67]

FWIW, that bucket seat interior, other than the center console, is just like the one in my '67 Newport FastTop. Mine is in white. It is ALSO the same seat pattern as the '67 Chrysler 300 interior, which came with buckets. 1968 300s were different.

Otherwise, the other trim differences for the Newport Custom would be the door panels and emblem in the rear inset in the rear seat back. Mine is "Newport" and yours is the Newport Custom logo.

CBODY67

 

[bnz84]

My black seats in a black convertible will make grilled cheese out of your *** after a day in the sun. Even if you withstand the initial burn the groin gravy is next. So when parked I remove them but when driving I chose these. They work really well and match my woodgrain stickers and steering wheel
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251...73781802R5i0ex&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

 

[Imperialist67]

Saw a '66 New Yorker a couple years ago at Carlisle, and the owner had re-upholstered with fabric inserts, it was a surprisingly nice look. SMS DOES have the original fabrics, and they're not too expensive. Correct fabric for the interior on my '67 New Yorker was surprisingly easy to get, and not expensive. I bet black would look nice too.

I'd be tempted to just go with a seat cover, and save yourself the trouble, but that's not my call to make.

Good luck - and hope this helps.

 

[bigmoparjeff]

Chrysler offered a cloth bucket seat option for half a year in 1966. I think it was one of the "Spring Special" packages. It was only available in white vinyl with black cloth seating surfaces.

If you end up having trouble finding someone to make the upholstery that you want, you can use the 1968 Chrysler 300 upholstery available from Legendary.


Jeff

 

[Norwegianmopar]

Chrysler offered a cloth bucket seat option for half a year in 1966. I think it was one of the "Spring Special" packages. It was only available in white vinyl with black cloth seating surfaces.

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If you end up having trouble finding someone to make the upholstery that you want, you can use the 1968 Chrysler 300 upholstery available from Legendary.


Jeff

The 68 Chrysler 300 upholstery isn't as nice IMO so I think we will try to go custom with someone who knows the trade.

 

[Norwegianmopar]

Still looking for ideas and would love to see pics of redone interiors, custom or stock. I think a two tone interior is what we want, maybe implementing the body color in some way on the inside too like with contrast seams etc. The car is already customized to our liking and we want to complete it with doing the interior too.

 

[MoparMike]

1965 Monaco. I took my seats to a local upholstery shop and they used the original seat covers as patterns for the new ones. The originals were all white. I decided to add the maroon border. I actually painted the car to match the seats. They are all leather. It can be a little uncomfortably warm in the summer. But, throw a towel over them, roll down the window, open the vents and enjoy the ride.