UPDATE! toucans 59 ford interior

Over the next couple of weeks I will be revitalizing HAMBer toucan , 59 Galaxy more door interior. Seats will be white roll and pleat with lime green piping. Door panels, white, lime green and silver. The rest of the interior is in great shape. Its gonna be a fun project.
Spent a few hours today building the frame for the sewing table. Sewing machine is an Adler. Bought it new in 1987. Its been a long time since I sat down at the sewing machine but I am looking forward to it.
Stay tuned for further updates and pix.

 

go mr beachbum go! wendy and i are so jacked up! please keep the pictures comming!

 

Following this one.
We are doing a '59 Edsel Wagon.
Interior is Dr Pepper Green, with Pearl white seats and forest carpet.

 

Hey Toucan, the white vinyl came in today, the rest of the materials will be here tomorrow!!!

 

Can't wait to see it come together. Will it be done by Shadyside???? Jim I hope you can make it. Please see what you can do..

 

Jim can't wait to see it when you are done. are you doing it at your house. I'll come check it out.

 

you just better gas the truck up ,grab a cooler ,a sleepingbag ,and head to shadyside!

 

do yall see that sewing machine? that thing is screaming, lets make something badass!

 

johnny the flake meets jimmy the stich!

 

I love it!!!

 

Yes sir, I should be starting on it tomorrow.

 

Pix when done please, nice 59 Toucan! Dig it. ~sololobo~

 

No it wont be ready for shadyside. Right now we are doing the back set and front door panels, He will pick that up in a week or so, then bring me the front seat and rear door panels.
I want to go to shadyside so bad but we are helping a friend pack up his house to move to Charlotte. He is one of those friends who would do anything for us at anytime!!! And has!!!
we are planning for next year, and when I get the job I will be taking my 52 Chevy.

 

Will be taking lots of pics! Maybe a how to kinda thing.

 

i'm watching.

 

finished building the table and gave the shop a quick clean. The remaining materials didnt show up til after noon so I didnt get much done.

I used the old door panels as a template, then cut them out of water resistant door panel board.

Tomorrow I will lay out the pleats and start sewing.

 

mr beachbum your teasing me! i think this is going to be wild!

 

great thread!!

 

Dammmmmit!!!! I need to step my game back up!! My 59s been on the back burner since the chopped truck is further along than planned and I've been putting all my $$ into my bobber and house!

 

Sewing machine had a breakdown this morning. The thread tension-er broke. Had to re engineer it to work.

One door panel stitched up.

 

i know the bitchin stichin machine will keep rollin! love what im seeing so far!

 

the bitchin stitchin machine is an animal!!! 25 yrs old and the first breakage.

 

The green and silver look awesome against the white. Its been over ten years since I last did any stitching. The first panel I stitched didnt come out the way I wanted so I redid it. I think it came out awesome.

 

mr beachbum you are knocking it out of the park! i feel like i just walked into a Tijuana stich shop back in the 70s! thanks so much ,and wendy says its awesome!

 

Thank you!

 

wow true craftsman!

 

Right on Jim, love it! I wanna learn to do that someday soon.

 

Thanks everyone, so far its been an awesome project. Ive forgotten how dizzying it is to watch the needle go up and down as I sew the lines. And the glue gives you a hell of a buzz The other door panel is almost done. The armrest needs to be covered and reassembled. My back is stiff from sitting at the sewing machine so I need a break. Monday will finish the door panel and start laying out and sewing the pleats for the back seat. Jim

 

you are still my hero! the ford is getting pulled off the road tomorrow and were going to start grinding ! we are going to get the white right!

 

i cant wait to see the seat!