Avanti Upholstery

[1stuhess]

Hi There,
I am restoring a 63 R2 Avanti. I am looking for upholstery tips. I was going to get a kit from southeastern studebaker but cannot find them now. I have the orange interior and I want to stay stock. Does anyone know where I can get a kit. I am also looking for the orange and black carpet and fawn headliner. thanks for your help.

[Welcome]

>>>I was going to get a kit from southeastern studebaker but cannot find them now.<<<thanks for your help.

Try looking here:

Southeast Studebaker, LLC
309 E. Anderson Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
southeaststude@bellsouth.net

https://www.southeaststudebaker.com

865.525.6151

[JBOYLE]

The headliner is available from several sources.

I bought a kit and took it to our local high-end custom car upholstry shop for installlation. They said they could have made me a better set for the same price.
If there is a very good shop near you, you might ask them about it. The basic seat covers aren't rocket science.

[edpjr]

Carpet! Who has got a set of new Black carpets for a '63 Avanti?

[SN-60]

To: edpjr,----Weren't all '63 Avanti carpets various 'salt & pepper' shades?

[edpjr]

Apparently not. I've seen several style combinations listed. Black carpet with Turquoise interior is definitely listed.

[JBOYLE]

Weren't all-black carpets offered in 64?
So they could have been offered on late 63s.
The documentation is pretty clear, when new, most 63s had salt & pepper.

http://www.theavanti.net/combinations.html

Could all black have been a special order? Maybe. Dd Studebaker cut its own carpet? If so, they could have done it.
If done by an outside contractor, it would have taken more work/coordination.

A lot of 63s have black carpets...including mine that had an otherwise original interior.
Long story short, over almost 50 years carpet was often replaced and salt & pepper appearently wasn't available for a long time.