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This is what I have gotten done on my 31 Victoria interior. There is a lot of fitting to do. Lots of trial and error.

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Wow very impressive. You deserve to be very proud That's going to be lots of fun when done. Frank

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Yeah, I agree, nice job! These Victorias sure are nice cars.

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Oh No, isnt that wiper hose supposed to be cloth covered????

Just joking, the car look great!!

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Art
It looks like you are doing a very good job.
Here is a picture of my Vicky's interior to compare against

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Bill,I will use it for inspiration as much as comparison.

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Very nice...Yes I'm jealous
I have no interior to speak of
My door panels are cardboard (I tell people the most expensive part of my interior was buying the refrigerator)
I covered the seats with cheap remnants, no headliner (you can see the chicken wire)
You are doing a great job, I'll be ready in maybe one or two years.
On the plus side I do drive it about 3K+ miles a year.

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Bill, I'm curious is your Victoria an early or late model 190A?

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Seth
Mine is a May car. Flat fire wall, steel back.
Last time I had it judged, it received 439 points.

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Very , very nice job. I'm still working on my cut and sew interior. Very slow as I'm somewhat disabled. Lots of in and out trying to get the panels cut. My old interior was very old ( not original) so measure one and cuss twice.

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Art,
You are doing a very nice job, And when you finish the restoration, I hope you will be able to really tour with it. That's what they were meant for.
Bob

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Thanks to all for the compliments and help. Art

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What a beautiful job you are doing, Art...be proud!

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The Chicken wire will make it a PERFECT Chicken Coop, in 41 YEARS from now!--LOL--It's called RECYCLING. Uncle "Mutts" '32 Dodge went from Family Sedan, to Irrigation Pump, to Chicken COOP, to Scrap Yard.
Bill Farmer

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That makes me think of my six word obituary Mrs. Lucky has already written; "Art's dead, old car for sale"

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You are doing a great job on the interior. A lot of work to get it done properly. BTW the woodgraining on the window is very nice.

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Great job on the interior, the 31 victoria is a real nice car, is the Woodgraining done in Butt Walnut, what method was used for the Woodgraining

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I did the woodgraining in mahogany using the Grain It Technologies supplies. The base coat is a color mixed to match the paint chip in the Paint and finish guide. The ink for the woodgrain is Grain It's dark mahogany, and the pattern is stipple mahogany. The Grain It people are great to deal with. Thanks for the compliment. Art

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Art that last pic of the door looks GREAT! Gary

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Your 190A is looking good Art! I agree, putting a 190A together has a lot of trial and error. I cannot thank Bill Cilker enough for sending me pictures of his original 190A. My 190A is also a May Steel-Back with a flat firewall.

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Here is a Model A rail that my dad did the WoodGraining, it is done in Butt Walnut

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That is very nice. The woodgraining is one of the most rewarding projects I have done.

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The interior looks great. Are you using a kit or are you sewing it your self? I always like upholstery work because you stay relatively clean. I need more practice with it and grow my trim skills.

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The interior is a Lebaron Bonney kit that came with the car. It has a few things that are not the same as the original interior that I have remnants of such as the pullstraps, binding on the visors and shades that I am changing to be more correct. Thanks for saying it looks great. Art

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The Lebaron Bonney Kits are some of the best. Wishing my pockets were deep enough to afford one when it comes time for my coupe.

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Now I'm curious, having never had the pleasure of a vic, is there any storage access to the little space in the bustle back? Pretty cars!

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The rear seat folds forward and there is a little storage area. I don’t have the seats in yet so I have not seen how much storage there is. Maybe someone has a picture.

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My flat firewall steel-back bustle space is about 12" at the top with the seat angled forward, 14" at the bottom, 22" deep and 42" wide.
geary