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Can anyone point me at old photos of the original upholstery in the Improved Ford 1926/27 Runabout? I can find pictures of the nice job people have done on restorations, but I would like to see some clues about the original upholstery design.
Thanks,

Steven,

I have pictures of my roadster’s original interior that may give you the information that you need. I sent you an email through the site about them.

After you study the pictures that people will post here or send to you, Mike at Classtique Interiors will accurately reproduce what is needed for your interior.

Here are a few I found:
http://classiccardb.com/uploads/postfot ... e-a-10.jpg
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/599638/628100.jpg
https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/7415 ... .jpg?rev=1
Rear seat:
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.9f8682aed34 ... 1&sresct=1

Thank you Rich. This helps me to confirm that by 1926 the armrest area did not wrap around seamlessly, from the back, like it did on earlier cars. The seat back is fairly independent from the armrest areas. Also I believe that the buttons were dropped at some point.

I am the opinion that the upholstery in 1926 and 1927 Runabouts and Touring cars are similar but different. The 1927 cars had steel channels which secured the edges of the hip panels whereas in 1926, the panels were nailed to the body tack wood.

A Google search of “1926 Roadster interior” brings up a 2012 photo of a 1926 Runabout at Greenfield Village on a Mac’s Motor City Garage website. This is no relation to the Eckler’s Mac’s. A number of nails are shown securing the hip panels. While this is not an original interior, I believe the nails are representative of what was used.