Mortimer Upholstery and Marine Covers
Project name: Cadillac Don’t Look Back
Material used: Reno Leather, GM White Leather, GM White Matching Vinyl, Sylvester Coal, Carpet Loop Pile Bright Blud 506
Materials Supplied By: Other
Project name: Cadillac Don’t Look Back
Material used: Reno Leather, GM White Leather, GM White Matching Vinyl, Sylvester Coal, Carpet Loop Pile Bright Blud 506
Materials Supplied By: Other
What did the client request?
The 1957 Cadillac Brougham was a top of the line ultra luxury model, hand built in very low numbers. This car was purchased in the USA to become part of our clients collection of classic cars. The car was to have a cosmetic restoration with new paint, chrome and interior. The client wanted to change the interior colour from white and black leather to white and metallic blue leather and blue carpet. The headliner was in very good order and left as is at the clients request.
We needed a lot of leather and the supplier was able to air freight the required amount of 7 large hides from Europe with vinyl and carpet in NZ.
What makes this project unique?
We do alot of classic cars but car was a once in a life time project due to its luxury spec and low build numbers. The time involved was immense at over 200 hrs with a lot of intense and tricky parts to trim and upholster and and including materials it was our biggest cost car interior to date.
We have undertaken many cars for this client but this one was by far the best. The time taken on one job does take its toll mentally so good time management including the odd small job to give a change to the trimmer worked well. Having such a large car in the work shop for so long was a concern but with a designated area and barriers any damage was negated. The door panels are made from pressed aluminium and were originally painted but always failed so at our clients request these where covered in the leather instead. A lot of the car was apart when we received it but came with good photos and info from the restorer who was working on the car. The trunk was very well appointed being fully panelled and covered in a black fabric not a carpet. We managed to find a good match for the fabric using an upholstery fabric from Warwick Fabrics and used 6m to do the job. The final assembly of the interior was done by the restorer and the car is now used in a promotional campaign pretending to be a full size matchbox toy!