I think I have a unique situation regarding my interior and hope
someone has information to help.
Here are the facts of the issue:
1) I have a late '53 Champion Starliner, South Bend born in Bombay Red
and Salem White. This is a true "Spring Special".
2) As a true Spring Special, it has the correct flax colored vinyl
interior (seats, headliner, and door panels).
3) I was at the recent Omaha SDC International meet and had my car
judged. I did receive a first place but had a whopping 10 points taken off
for a "dirty" interior.
4) When I bought and car and started the restoration four years ago, I
tried cleaning the seats without success. After further inspection, I
found the dirt was actually paint. It was applied very sparingly.
lightly, and intermittently in a pattern like you would see with sponge
painting on a interior wall of a house. It looked like a color very
similar to Loma Gray, that mousy color that Studebaker used for interiors
forever.
5) I called my father who owned a Studebaker dealership for 32 years.
He indicated that he thought the painting was intentional. The
intermittent "dabbing" of paint was used to make the interior look like flax
(an organic material). The previous owners verified they had not
painted anything on the interior to this nature.
My questions:
a) Has anyone ever heard of this situation?
b) Does anyone have any documentation of the subject? I would like to
avoid the deduction next time.
As a Spring Special, there were not many made and finding information
is difficult. I figure if anyone is going to know it would be here.
Thank you in advance for any help.
someone has information to help.
Here are the facts of the issue:
1) I have a late '53 Champion Starliner, South Bend born in Bombay Red
and Salem White. This is a true "Spring Special".
2) As a true Spring Special, it has the correct flax colored vinyl
interior (seats, headliner, and door panels).
3) I was at the recent Omaha SDC International meet and had my car
judged. I did receive a first place but had a whopping 10 points taken off
for a "dirty" interior.
4) When I bought and car and started the restoration four years ago, I
tried cleaning the seats without success. After further inspection, I
found the dirt was actually paint. It was applied very sparingly.
lightly, and intermittently in a pattern like you would see with sponge
painting on a interior wall of a house. It looked like a color very
similar to Loma Gray, that mousy color that Studebaker used for interiors
forever.
5) I called my father who owned a Studebaker dealership for 32 years.
He indicated that he thought the painting was intentional. The
intermittent "dabbing" of paint was used to make the interior look like flax
(an organic material). The previous owners verified they had not
painted anything on the interior to this nature.
My questions:
a) Has anyone ever heard of this situation?
b) Does anyone have any documentation of the subject? I would like to
avoid the deduction next time.
As a Spring Special, there were not many made and finding information
is difficult. I figure if anyone is going to know it would be here.
Thank you in advance for any help.
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