Installing A Complete Interior In A 1956 Ford F-100 - Classic Trucks Magazine

Package Deal Part XIV -- Technical Article -- Classic Trucks

Wow, it's actually here--the last installment in our build series of Sacramento Vintage Ford's Mail Order F-100! Now that the rest of the truck is done, we need something to sit on while we're doing burnouts!

Upholstery can been one of those big apprehensions toward the end of any project. Many times there isn't much dough left to even get one done, and who wants to crown their years of hard work with a "cheap" trim job? The days of going down to T.J. for the afternoon and calling it "good" are long gone--people demand more these days than seats stuffed with hay...or worse.

RodDoors is a company that realized this and saw the need to provide not only the products to do the job, but also counsel and advise customers to make sure they get a well-designed interior that utilizes colors and materials sure to make them happy with their investment. There are almost too many options to mention when it comes to interior schemes, which is enough to overwhelm almost anyone when they walk into the upholstery shop unprepared. RodDoors stresses the pre-planning when it comes to this stage in the game. They have a comprehensive Web site and catalog, but even more impressive is their knowledgeable over-the-phone assistance at your disposal. For those who don't want to think about it too much, they have loads of complete combos, ranging from mild to wild already put together, as well as many packages from the minds of top-notch stitchers like Sid Chavers and Ron Mangus.

Whether you choose to tackle it or have a pro seal the deal, follow along as we show you what it takes to install RodDoors' unique approach to a custom interior for your car or truck and look for the full feature of Sacramento Vintage Ford's Mail Order F-100 elsewhere in this issue.