Carpet in 1946 Commodore Club Coupe

Jim Kilday
Jim Kilday Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I need to replace the carpet in my 46 Coupe. I think I asked part of this before so bear with me.



I understand the original configuration was a rubber mat in front with carpet in the rear.



I really want to spif the old girl up and would like to carpet the entire floor as well as the kick panels in front which are presently cardboard. What kind of carpet material would Hudson have used and where can I find it.



Did these cars ever come with leather or naugahyde seats, that is, were leather or naugahyde offered as options?



Thank you for your help.



jim kilday

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  • Park_W
    Park_W Senior Contributor
    You're right about the front mat's being rubber originally. I don't think they offered an all-leather or naugahyde trim option (other than the standard naugahyde treatment on the seats and door panels), but it's possible they could have offered the "convertible treatment" interior in '47 as they did in the stepdown era. ClutchGuy here on the forum can likely tell you what the convertible treatment was, as he and his dad are experienced restorers, and Dad (Jim) has a '46 or '47 Commodore convertible. ClutchGuy or ClutchDad may also be able to tell you what the factory rear carpet material looked like. My '47 C8 sedan was done in a correct vintage naterial, but with a blue color that matches the blue vinyl trim on the door panels. Looks very nice that way.
  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    Jim Kilday wrote:
    Did these cars ever come with leather or naugahyde seats, that is, were leather or naugahyde offered as options?



    Thank you for your help.



    jim kilday



    It appears that they did. See this Car Distribution Department

    Bulletin (DL-1) on page 6. leather trim is options W-1 and AA.



    http://www.hudsonterraplane.com/tech/1946/1946DistDeptBulletins.pdf
  • Park_W
    Park_W Senior Contributor
    Good info, Mars55 ... thanks for posting it. Do you have the counterpart info for '47?
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Hudson used a sort of cardboard with a simulated vynil-like mat surface on it which was fitted into the slot of a channel piece that went all the way up and held the corner fabric of the windshield. Then in the middle under the heater was a separate piece (3 pieces). You could elect to cover the kick panels with speakerbox carpeting of the color your want or a piece of vynil/leatherette. Putting on automotive carpet may be a little heavy for it, but not out of the question. Yes you would likely be dressing it up more than Hudson did. But maybe they were trying to keep the price of the car down....or let's not forget the shortages of a lot of things in the immediate post-war years.
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  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    Park W wrote:
    Good info, Mars55 ... thanks for posting it. Do you have the counterpart info for '47?



    I sure do. This part of Alex Burr and Gregg Maronoy stash of info.



    http://www.hudsonterraplane.com/tech/1947/1947DistDeptBulletins.pdf
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