Detailed Forensic Upholstery Investigation On The 1932 Ford "DeLorean" Roadster
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- Our good friend Jim is a seasoned upholstery guru, and he is going to doing the interior and roadster top on the 32 DeLorean Roadster. Jim has been going interior work for 40+ years and knows 32 roadsters very well. Jim has done the interior on a lot of high end cars that have won Pebble Beach and Amelia Island, making him over qualified!! Jim and Matt work through the whole roadster top, picking out all of the neat custom touches that were done on the top back in the day. Without Jim's help we would have had a really hard time figuring this all out!!
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Wow! The knowledge your interior guy has is second to none. I could listen to him for hours. Great resource to have.
We agree!
Forensic is the word Matt. So glad that we could sit in and see the history put back together between you and “The Old Master” Great video.
Yes! Thank you!
You are so lucky to have Jim to figure out how this all went together. I can't wait to see the new top and interior finished. Very cool.
One of your best videos, Matt. Loved watching Jim figure out what had been done in the past and, with his long experience, I'd bet he's spot on. You're so lucky to have his expertise at hand.
Yep Jim is a treasure trove of info!
You are very fortunate to have Jim as a working local and knowledgeable resource. This was fun listening to Jim. Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. I can hardly wait to see the follow up video.
Our pleasure!
Independent trades that stem back from the early days sure are cool, Jim knew his stuff that's for sure. He could see every missing piece to the puzzle, envisioned from a few pieces left. Just as Mat, see the final product with the details.
Great investigation work by Jim. Another true craftsman.
This is museum-quality research and restoration you're doing here. Right from the point you gathered up the fragments of cloth, like an archaeologist!
Yep! This stuff is so important to piece together how the car would have looked!
Old time Craftsman with Old time quality. How perfect.
Great video , it's amazing to see Jim's wealth of knowledge and his passion , get well soon Steve.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great investigative work and suggestions from two knowledgeable upholsters. Material, color, suppliers, brackets, assembly, fillers, windows, snaps, etc. Matt also good to have several photos, license plates, etc. Good thing you recovered as much material and parts when you got the car. All around, lots of valuable information documented.
Glad you enjoyed it!
These learning videos are awesome when you have a man such as him going through the older stuff.
Love these old cars and trucks 😍.
I sure hope that some kid is working with Jim to acquire his knowledge and to carry forward for the future of this art form. Great video! I could watch Jim do his reconstruction for hours!
Amazing, what a guy.....can't express how much I enjoyed that, what better way to enjoy a couple of beers and forget about the working day. Great 👍
As much as I enjoy the fabrication, revival, stuff I think this historic stuff from people who know their stuff is super fun and important to document.
Agreed! This stuff is so fascinating to us as well!
I loved watching Jim at work there, seeing his excitement and passion. You can tell he cares, and not just about making money off another project. 🤘😎
We agree!
Loved the way you did reverse engineering to discover how the Rag top was all that time ago.... very cool Matt look forward to seeing it all done bro.
He knows what and where it was , awesome memory.
Fantastic dive into the past! That thing was tricked-out inside and out! Interesting modifications, even in a simple rag top. She's going to look amazing in her new attire! She looks great back in '54. I'm looking forward to seeing Jim's product. Thanks for the excellent video, all those involved!
Hey Matt,
This was a great video for me.
I want to build a canvas top for my 27 Ford Bucket roadster.
Jim's knowledge of how the old school stuff was done is priceless.
As a kid and teen in the late 50's early 60's I learned a lot of mechanical stuff, but little to nothing about roadster tops.
Glad you enjoyed it! Jim really has some insane knowledge!
That man knows his stuff!
Wow , Jim is a wealth of knowledge on upholstery ! Thank you Matt for having him on the show ! Jim thank you for sharing your knowledge with me about upholstery !
Our pleasure!
Man what a great video and a wealth of knowledge. It's like putting together a puzzle , not knowing the picture and missing a few pieces.
Morning Matt, Steve & Jim, there was a time when I was in to full restorations, but since I started watching ITG & other channels, & buying my own 31 Ford Coupe, the history of these vintage Rods is way more important than restoring them, plus nice paint jobs are to expensive for me anyway, your buddy Jim is a wealth of knowledge & experience!! y'all be safe!! God Bless!!
I'm looking forward to seeing his finished top. You can tell he knows his stuff!
He definitely does!!
It's obvious that Jim has done a fair number of these tops. You can see the gears turning, and the index cards flipping in his mind as he examines the details of what are now a few scraps of canvas, to visualize the original thought process of the builders.
I am looking forward to seeing the complete rebirth of this hotrod, that quite literally had a waterfall flowing through the middle of it when you found it.
Thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks for watching!
Amazing that he can figure out how, what, and when someone and what they used from the tatters of what's left on what you have there.
That is so amazing , great friends/ family and history. You all are good people.
Your guest expert is awesome Matt. I learned a lot . Certainly was a good idea saving the pieces of the top material
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing your work with us today!
My dad done upholstery my whole life so I could see the things he was talking about. It’s going to be a beautiful car.
Wow Jim is a master at this ...I wish I had known someone as knowledgeable back in 64 when I had my no top 29 Roadster! Convert tops were akin to a Chinese puzzle to me and as a rainy pacific northwest resident I could really only drive it about 3 or 4 months out of the year! So I had to have a backup 49 Ford coupe!
What a clever knowledgeable guy. Again the right man for the job 💪
No doubt!
Wow great picture of the car.
ITG, if that don't beat all! A ragtop forensic expert searches the clues picked up from the crime scene! The crime? Letting a really Kool Rod deteriorate! Great video!
BRILLIANT .
I'd love for Dave Martinez stitch my top! Great advice and Jim is a treasure!
It is with great pride and moreso a treasure that to me he's Uncle Jim. When I was a kid my mom, his sister, worked with him in his shop on Nevin St in Lancaster PA. And I remember going there to help detail the cars in the 24hr crunch to get them to Hershey. And the time my grandma grabbed the mic in the back of Wanamaker's limo and said "To the gas station James". I, in fact, still have the treadle machine Uncle Jim learned to sew on that was originally the grandmother's that he spoke of in the video.
I'm sorry to disappoint any of you, but his knowledge and his talent can't be duplicated. He has an amazing gift for details that would be next to impossible to teach even had they started learning 45yrs ago when I was still that kid on Nevin St. Not only that, but his ability to create and finesse are a gift f
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A gift from God.
Sure, I may be slightly prejudice because he is my uncle, but I truly believe every word written. He's a wonderfully talented man and I'm proud to say Love ya Uncle Jim !!
Susie
(Suuz)
Beautiful Cadillac upholstery material.
It sure is!
Great video, just like being in the shed with you soaking in the knowledge.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is fascinating, we get a glimpse into their logic and materials they used.
Maybe use some, “200 mph aircraft duct tape,” to put it back together, just kidding. Really interesting seeing this “rag” top pieced together, to get some feel for what it was once like.
now matt i love to see old tops like that as it part of my skill s being an upholsterer old school thats the way 😎
LOVE IT
KEEPING THE OLD VIBE
This was a great history lesson tonight. very cool!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looking at the roof panel you have I’d say that it was not a professional job 😂 I would let your buddy Jim do it his way 😎
Gotta try to get that oyster top. I need to have things "right" in my mind when I'm doing stuff.
Super cool to see the little details and techniques they used to make their Rod their own.
Whoever did that top originally, had really thought it out.
Agreed we’re looking for some material now!
That was a treat for us too Matt.
They halfassed that old roof Matt 😂 just let it go 😩
A really interesting video, Jim definitely knows his stuff. I made my top for my previous '32 roadster that had a Duval screen with lots of help from my Mother (sadly no longer with us). Needless to say I chickened out second time around & let Sid Chavers do the hard work. It's covered with black Haartz cloth, been on the roadster for over five years and looks as good as it did on day one. Looking forward to seeing the DeLorean roadster get its new clothes in the Spring.
Thanks for sharing guys, regards from the UK 👍🇬🇧.
You should talk to Dave Engel, Engel’s Coach Shop on TH-cam, to steam you a new bow. It would be a great collaboration.
th-cam.com/video/mHAbShWQ7JI/w-d-xo.html
Yeah good thoughts on saving the debris, that car is gonna be fine!
Fantastic video , Matt ! Jim is very knowledgeable & seemed to know what went where , & why . Hard to find people who still know these things anymore . To see this car finished out the way it used to look will be outstanding , to say the least . I'm sure you will start oiling the frame pivots & sourcing the missing bits & pieces . The front wood will be fine for use as a pattern , but leave end length for what he was describing over the corners of the windshield . That top will make the car stand out completely , as it sounds quite rare the way it is set up . Great stuff as always !
Very cool
Great video! Man, I learned a lot with this one. Go Iron Trap, Keep moving forward!
More to come!
So cool to see Jim dissect how they built the top.
Thanks for sharing this
Our pleasure!
A worth while investigation. Thanks for sharing!
Back in 78 I bought a 68 caddy with 32000 miles. I remember the seats being the most comfortable leather I've ever felt. You won't be disappointed with that leather.
Can’t wait!
That is great stuff Matt!
❤ Great forensic work! Gonna have to be patient to see the finished product.
THANKS GUYS!!
that was fun 😄 and will make the car look asum too
It's great that you have all the old pieces, but i'm sure with Jim's skills he could replicate the top without it!
He definitely could! Just neat we can get all these small details replicated by seeing the remnants
That piece of wood you held over windshield, wouldn’t teak wood be best choice, teak is hard wood and takes all bad weathering. Awesome video to watch, Jim is an amazing guy
Great history lesson. A beautiful top and interior on a perfectly shitty car, I love it!
Figuring out the history is half the fun of owning these old cars.
So true!
That car is going to look good with the new top. I bet if you took a black and white photo when the top is done and matched them up you would not know which photo was from the 50s.
That’s the goal!!
Thanks ..... I learned a Lot !!! We built some tops in the late 60s early 70s for Model A's, but with stock tops. But our side curtains never worked right.
You found the right person for this job. This will look amazing and beyond. Roadster envy is what I'm feeling, might be a good time to add on to my garage. Good video, thanks for sharing.
I think so too!
Steve - you ok? Bar fight?
Great video, it was quite an education to see how he could put together a top from that mess of materials. Can't wait to see it on the car.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great show.
Really enjoyed this segment. Very interesting listening to Jim and finding out how the car was originally built. The interior is going to be great.
Glad you enjoyed it
The DeLorean is going to be one bitchen hot rod when it's finished with that top and interior treatment.
Matt, obviously you have a top notch pro getting that done for you..his knowledge base is absolutely astounding.
Really interesting to listen to his explaining what, how and why he's going to be doing it.
We agree! He’s a wealth of knowledge!
Very interesting and exciting restructuring the top
Glad you think so!
Fantastic history and upholstery knowledge
Most def!
He has got it all figured out what great guy. Used pleated leather for the seats nice. You can put leather stuff on it to make stay plyable and nice. He will probably do that. The car had a lot more paint in 1953-54 looked a lot better with lot less rust and more more black laque paint!
You should use the tonneau cover on the sweethart roadster as it won`t have a top because of the duval windshield. The 32 has the top so it won`t need it.
Yes -- Matt it was very interesting -- When Jim was mentioning the plastic to be used -- he had his back to the camera -- I replayed it twice to hear what he said -- but could not hear what plastic is used? Can you tell me what it is? The car should look really nice when Jim gets it done for you ----- Really enjoyed your video today -- Thank You --- Rodney
Super cool! It’s gonna turn out great. 👍
I think so too!
That salvaged pleated leather will look bodacious in the roadster!
That is the icing on the cake for sure!
cool stuff
What a great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Great content, brought back bitter sweet memories.
Custom or standard top bow, too bad the Chambersburg, Pa advertiser for years in OLD CARS News and Marketplace isn't any longer. I suspect his shop was on the corner of Lincoln Way West and South Federal Street always having high end restorations in progress.
"Cutting the damaged window away and sewing the new to the top ". Heagy Upholstery in York preformed a similar Halloween vandalism repair to my 4 month old '60 Metropolitan left quarter window..... rain tight but not looking factory.
Enjoyed Jim's salvaged Cadillac upholstery story, I wonder if the power seat assembly contained a (service) part we injected molded? It was a Delrin plastic seat glide containing 3 holes (a vertical mounting bolt hole, a threaded hole for the seat motor worm shaft through it's length, an angled hole for a limit switch plunger to stop the seat motor when fully at it's rear). Being a mold designer my boss asked me to stop in Newton Falls, Ohio to survey the mold's condition for future business, the molder was selling his press this mold fit. When I arrived they had the mold open on the bench, last shots of parts and clean quality reports, being an old part engineered on a drawing board no CAD print were available. Physically everything was proper, the parts matched the mold steel while all dimensions were in specification, if the steel is worn or damaged the parts will exhibit flash, divets or unwanted details. Big mistake, a pig coming in a poke I reported my findings to my boss by phone starting the mold transfer to our Penna plant.
After arriving our first sampling 2/3 of the dimensions were out of spec yet no part print. Our customer dug up a microfinch photo of the drawing board print, it had a mistake on the angled limit switch bore. If made to the print the bore would intersect the motor screw shaft voiding any seat track movement.
Keeping the part functional our customer gave us permanent deviations for their first power seat glides.
Whats gonna happen when guys like Jim are gone? Hopefully younger guys like you will keep traditional rods going. I enjoyed the history lesson.
That’s the goal! Trying to spread the knowledge and keep the flame burning !
California license plates 51 year stamped plate ran until 55 just changed the reg tab
OMG I just Bought the whole Garage at an Estate Sale n I'm seeing alot of Videos on TH-cam about old upolstrey n the guy was a Hot Rod Builder n Did Upolstrey n I got Rolls n Rolls of alot of Old Classic Upolstrey out of the Garage n on Gas Monkey Garage they Showed a vinyl top for Mopar n it's Rare n I have a Roll of that too n I'm going to have to Check my Rolls n I seen a White Roll in the Bunch
Send us an email with some photos of what you have we may be interested in some different stuff!! Irontrapgarage@gmail.com
@@IronTrapGarage ok I'll have to check n see what I have ok , But I got sick n when I get better
@@IronTrapGarage hey I checked n it's Gray Not White ok n I found some of that Clear to make windows But I'm in California n that's to far
This is one of your more interesting shows.
Thanks for watching!
Ihope viewers can learn from these experts knowlwdge and years of experience, and file it for future generations of rodders
Exactly why we thought it was important to film this segment!
2:13 For those who are curious about the parts for the side curtains this person is explaining, here's a video of installing them on a model A:
th-cam.com/video/JhCatuv0moI/w-d-xo.html
....and the smog that was being created at that time.....
bent in a steamer to form the bow at the side.s will it be pos that you can take us there to see how its done if they will be ok with that
We will have to see if they are willing to let us film.
What did Steve do with his left arm?
I would think sense he has done that kind of top he would have a patern for that type and year of car .
This car doesn’t have a stock top that’s the point.
How does that material smell 😂it doesn’t seem to bother anyone 😂
The old car smell is ingrained in the nose. They don't even notice anymore. I haven't done a restoration in over 30 years and just the mention of old cars triggers that smell.thanks for the memory
Haha it doesn’t even phase us anymore! Luckily I don’t have a great sense of smell!
What happened to Steve’s left arm?
What happened to your left hand or wrist?
That top was definitely made by a skilled person. Too bad there was no tag on the header like Houser or Gaylord would put on their tops.
That would have been so rad to find a tag!
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