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1948 Kaiser upholstery
« on: November 01, 2009, 12:37:16 PM »
Does anyone know the approximate number of yards of material required for the front and rear seats of a 1948 Kaiser Custom? Thanks!
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'49 Kaiser Vagabond

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Re: 1948 Kaiser upholstery
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 09:41:25 PM »
I don't know, but that's cool you have a custom , they are fairly rare I believe.  I can't remember if all customs came with leather--did yours?  Pictures would be appreciated.

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Re: 1948 Kaiser upholstery
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2009, 07:45:18 PM »
My Custom has cloth interior.


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Re: 1948 Kaiser upholstery
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2009, 10:13:17 PM »
NICE....

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Re: 1948 Kaiser upholstery
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 11:22:21 PM »
Very pretty.  Thanks for the pics of a very cool car, and good luck with the reupholstery.

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Re: 1948 Kaiser upholstery
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2009, 10:07:24 PM »
Wow nice car
I have a 47 special it was the same color as yours.

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Re: 1948 Kaiser upholstery
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2009, 10:14:41 PM »
Leather upholstery was an option in 1948 on the Kaiser Custom and Frazer Manhattan models.  The Confidential Bulletin on this provided dealers with wholesale pricing only...dealers were free to set their own retail price for leather trim.