Art & Inspiration It's a Plaid, Plaid World...

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Plaid was big in the early to mid fifties. Check out some of the car adds for wagons. Th whole thing in th evaluation with pumpkins, shotguns and shooting jackets, etc. Country estate / getaway thing.

 

My wife did that to an old suit case, looks cool.

 

In the upper right corner you can see my plaid GMC valve cover.
The wife had a VW bus that was BRIGHT yellow with a green plaid interior.

 

I like plaid. This is outdoor umbrella fabric I found online.

 

Jackie Stewart liked plaid, the helmet is obvious but check out the seat. HRP

 

At goodguys Puyallup this year I saw this 1970? chevy blazer. My wife loved the plaid and wants to put it in my 66 wagon

 

The Mercedes 300SL came with this from the factory:

 

I could not find the original basket weave material for my '51 Plymouth so went with plaid.

 

Plaid is nice when it’s done tastefully.


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...More evidence of why...

Up Yer Kilt!!

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Welp.... now i gotta have it on the desoto

 

Glad to have the plaid on my coupe.

This thread has me thinking maybe a wrap could be used on a different project custom dash and window trim. A plaid wrap might warp when stretching around sharp curves.

 

Be careful not to put the MacGregor tartan on yer car if you are clan Campbell, if you don't want to start a rumble.

 

I like my family/clan tartan:

Ancient:


Modern: