Ready for the upholstery shop but having no luck finding new foam seat cushions for my 1956 T-1 coupe.
Any suggestions? I have tried K&H, Autos Intl, World, Heritage. I got no response yet from World or Heritage.
There are none shown on the World website though.
T-1 Seat Cushions
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Re: T-1 Seat Cushions
World says they do have them although they don't show up on there website.
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Re: T-1 Seat Cushions
They must have been different in 56. Autos Intl said they don't have them for a 1956.
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Re: T-1 Seat Cushions
Sounds odd. Autos did mine for my '56 about 3 years ago. Wood frame. I repaired my frames and sent them, but Autos said at the time that they had new frames available. I modified my frames with steel inserts and bolts at the ends of the tracks, substituting for the original wood screws which took the load when you leaned back. I also replaced the rivet holding the slide lock with a nut and bolt to make chroming the lever easier. I would check with them again, maybe they only sell the whole job-which turned out well by the way.
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Re: T-1 Seat Cushions
I know of no difference between 56 and 57T1 seats. The padding is exactly the same.
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Re: T-1 Seat Cushions
Agree. The seats from Jan 1953 through Aug 1957 were essentially unchanged. The padding is interchangeable, though none of it was foam.