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Hi all. Any of you could tell where this fabric come from? It was used for bmc works minis seats in 1965. I think it could come from another car of bmc group upholstery.

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Bill from the 59 register contact form1@1959miniregister.com
Delete your picture it's crap! ;)
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.....think I can just see the Loch Ness monster in there :lol:
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Do the Mail on Sunday still do the Magic Eye?? :lol:
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Houndstooth :ugeek: very fashionable, those works cars back then ;)
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Would it be this material?

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From 59 Mini's

I am the only source for this now, made for specially for me under Bill's guidance to origonal spec

https://shop.catmint.biz/product/hounds ... i-cat1061/

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For info, the seats in Surf's pictures, the material is on inside out, should be black square/white spot


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How we got from that first crap picture to Catmints photos and reproduced material is all that is good about this forum. Amazing.........
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Was it really used on “Works” Mini seats as well ?
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If you rumage through the works archive, plenty of examples there

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Well I never.... looks more of a purely aesthetic option....was there a practical reason, maybe soaking up sweat or stopping your backside moving about ?
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Here is the material on a 1959 Morris 850
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Lovely material, less slippy, less sweaty and greater warmth than vinyl...
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richardACS wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:55 pm Lovely material, less slippy, less sweaty and greater warmth than vinyl...
Yes but does it smell as good as brocade after 60 years?
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'S'-type wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:32 pm
richardACS wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:55 pm Lovely material, less slippy, less sweaty and greater warmth than vinyl...
Yes but does it smell as good as brocade after 60 years?
Sorry can't answer that as I won't be around in 60 years - that would be one helluva thread resurection tho :lol:
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Catmint wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:17 pm
'S'-type wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:32 pm
richardACS wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:55 pm Lovely material, less slippy, less sweaty and greater warmth than vinyl...
Yes but does it smell as good as brocade after 60 years?
Sorry can't answer that as I won't be around in 60 years - that would be one helluva thread resurection tho :lol:
Me neither!
Looks like another great product Gordon.
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Ty all for answering
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It's probably all been covered by now but a couple of pics from AJB 44B.
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