1937 Austin 10 Cambridge Restoration
Upholstery Section
Above are the photos of the front seats.
The seat consists of a wooden board with a coil sprung wire-
The original leather was so perished it had fallen off. So it was stripped down.
Some of the coil springs were broken so they were replaced with new ones.
New canvas was sewn to the spring.
Felt padding was sewn on next and horse hair sewn in.
Thick Dacron went on next for added softness.
New leather (blue) was cut to the original pattern, half inch foam with lining glued on the back and the leather was sewn straight through it, so all that was left to do was to tack it to the wooden board.
Click next to have look the backs.