Hey guys,

I posted a few of these pics in my build thread as well. I figured it was a cool enough find to post here too.

I picked up a set of "drivers quality" Corduroy seats for $50 from an enthusiast down in Virginia yesterday.

He said "They may have been recovered" We get in the car, take a look, and found this.





Wow.

So this morning I go to town on these:



Totally beautiful and brand new #47(?) tartan beneath the musty Cord.



Crack open the tops, kind of gross:





3 hours with a seam ripper later:


Voila









The vinyl is is nice shape too. Quite a find for the price. I assume a dealer covered these up in 75/76 as a customer request... or maybe just couldn't sell the plaid and switched it.
Eitherway the ugly corduroy kept the tartan safe for 50 years. I think these will look great in my Irish Green.

Cheers

GREAT FIND! They look amazing!

Wow, that is great ! I hope they match with your carcolor....otherwise we need to take them from your hands for that 50 bucks :-)

Wow, some times things just go your way - good karma probably.

Wow! Great find!

I would totally run those in a green car too.

Wow! In such great shape, good find!

Big win on those seats.

wow nice find! congratulations!
Wait! that will be better match my car.

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Treat them with Aerospace 303 UV protection it will help keep them from fading.

AWESOME! Yes, those will do well in a green car (and that red one, too!). Congratulations of the find of the month!

Can it be used on the fabric also? I thought it was for vinyl and plastics.

Wow....clean livin'.....that's a great story!

That is the ultimate Easter Egg find I've ever seen. You are one lucky dude!

Ansbacher

Very cool. I have that exact tartan in my car. Love it.

Green car, red seats... Christmas car..
Will look awesome!

Who needs a "barn find" when you have a "butt find"!

Awesome score!

Nice! Gotta Love the 70's colors!

50 bucks. Wow, great find!!

What a find! Those would go perfect in my GT build.

I swear I have seen fabric like that before on another set of seats. Now, it makes me want to scour the internet for people selling seats with corduroy fabric so I can rip them open like a xmas present, awesome find

Thanks guys. It was indeed like opening a present. I kept waiting for a huge section of wear or a large cut. But I lucked out this time around.

Great find... PO must not have liked them...

I got a pair in a white '75 one owner car but they were very worn and had sheepskin covers that had gotten wet and smelled bad. But the whole car was $200 so it worked out fine.

Find of the month - that is awesome......

My Sympathies to the seller. Don't get hurt kicking yourself LOL. Great find. Those look great

Thanks!

Wow, awesome find. Can you imagine if the corduroy was in better shape, you might have been sitting on original tartan for years without ever knowing...