My New 66 Seat Cover Red Houndstooth - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jason999 · 10-03-2015, 11:27 AM

Hello,

I'm working away on my old truck. Ive thought about posting a build thread, but I'm just a novice so I'm not doing anything earth shattering. I've also found that I sometimes have to search through huge threads to find pictures when I am looking for ideas on a certain aspect of a truck.

I'm going to try to post a few things that I have done to the truck so others can see how it turned out. I searched for pictures of red houndstooth in a 60-66, but found very little.

Here is what I came up with. I liked the look of the bucket seats in 69 Camaros, so I based mine on that design. I considered buttons on the back rest but decided against it. Im going to use black carpet with this seat and my interior will be painted red.

**PGSigns** · 10-03-2015, 11:41 AM

Looks great. My 65 is all red on the inside and I really like that look.
Jimmy

scuderia · 10-03-2015, 11:42 AM

Beautiful job.

jason999 · 10-03-2015, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scuderia

Beautiful job.

Thanks. Just to be clear, I didn't do the upholstery work. I drew out what I wanted and took my seat to Bud and Pete's Upholstery in Knoxville, TN. They do a great job and the prices are almost too reasonable. They did an incredible job on a big Crownline boat for me so I had high expectations.

sambrutay · 10-03-2015, 12:26 PM

looks great

RANDY COX · 10-03-2015, 12:54 PM

Looks great I Like it...

**DPowers** · 10-03-2015, 01:45 PM

Very nice.
Can you share cost?

jason999 · 10-03-2015, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DPowers

Very nice.
Can you share cost?

Hey buddy,

I know that you are fairly close to Knoxville. I have had him do a few things for me and Ive sent a lot of people there, so Im not sure if he gave me a slightly better deal than normal, but I would call it extremely inexpensive.

He's a real decent guy. His dad opened the shop in the 40's after he returned from WWII, so they have been there for a long time.

Every price that he has given me has been better than I expected. If you have a job, call him and Im sure he will give you a price.

**Captainfab** · 10-04-2015, 01:17 AM

That is very nice

I am a fan of the houndstooth.

Mathew21 · 10-03-2015, 01:48 PM

Looks great, Nice job.

Breeze454 · 10-03-2015, 01:57 PM

Looks great, I love some red!

**jayoldschool** · 10-03-2015, 02:53 PM

One of the best I've seen. Good call on no buttons.

duallyjams · 10-03-2015, 05:32 PM

That's sharp.

jason999 · 10-04-2015, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayoldschool

One of the best I've seen. Good call on no buttons.

Thanks. I don't think that buttons would look bad, but I'm not 100% sure, so I played it safe. I also thought that buttons might fall off at some point.

Houndstooth is an odd design. When you look at a piece of it you would think that it would be loud and crazy looking on a seat, but the pattern blends really nice and it looks simple and classic.

I wasn't a fan of the old seat design with white and red. I'll post more pictures when the seat is installed.

I am thinking that the whole interior will be red except for black carpet, black sun visors, black arm rests, and the black in the houndstooth.

I also considered painting the column red or the dash black, but Ive never seen a black dash and carpet in an all red truck interior.

iceman777 · 10-04-2015, 02:12 PM

that is stunning mate nice job

10-03-2015, 11:27 AM	#1
jason999 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Knoxville Posts: 166	My New 66 Seat Cover Red Houndstooth Hello, I'm working away on my old truck. Ive thought about posting a build thread, but I'm just a novice so I'm not doing anything earth shattering. I've also found that I sometimes have to search through huge threads to find pictures when I am looking for ideas on a certain aspect of a truck. I'm going to try to post a few things that I have done to the truck so others can see how it turned out. I searched for pictures of red houndstooth in a 60-66, but found very little. Here is what I came up with. I liked the look of the bucket seats in 69 Camaros, so I based mine on that design. I considered buttons on the back rest but decided against it. Im going to use black carpet with this seat and my interior will be painted red. Attached Images

10-03-2015, 11:41 AM	#2
PGSigns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hayes Va Posts: 4,569	Re: My New 66 Seat Cover Red Houndstooth Looks great. My 65 is all red on the inside and I really like that look. Jimmy __________________ 60 to 66 Chevy and GMC window decals http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=661131 Good friends, good food and a hotrod what else do you need? 1966 BBW long fleet Daily driver 1965 BBW short fleet Sold and going to a good home 1965 Suburban 2003 3500 Duramax 2005 Ultra Classic

10-03-2015, 11:42 AM	#3
scuderia Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: SAN FRANCISCO Posts: 447	Re: My New 66 Seat Cover Red Houndstooth Beautiful job. __________________ '66 C10 SWB '64 C2 roadster '38 Indian Scout Flattracker '70 Triumph T120R '81 Laverda Jota

10-03-2015, 12:26 PM	#5
sambrutay Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 622	Re: My New 66 Seat Cover Red Houndstooth looks great __________________ Bruce 1964 C10 SWB #Junk 1979 C10 utility #cargopants (sold) 1971 GMC Sprint (sold) 1974 GMC Grande Sierra (sold)

10-03-2015, 12:54 PM	#6
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Re: My New 66 Seat Cover Red Houndstooth Looks great I Like it... __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

10-03-2015, 01:45 PM	#7
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10-04-2015, 01:17 AM	#9
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10-03-2015, 01:48 PM	#10
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10-03-2015, 01:57 PM	#11
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10-03-2015, 02:53 PM	#12
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10-03-2015, 05:32 PM	#13
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10-04-2015, 02:12 PM	#15
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