'59Imp
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So next thing on the list to do to the '59 after I get her road-worthy is to restore the interior.
Why this is next on the list is because the interior is bad. Really bad.
Here I will go into detail: (there is photos to show what I am talking about).
The interior is all original. Original copper color.
The carpet is gone. Totally gone. It looks like to me someone removed whatever was left of it a long time ago. So it is just the bare floor boards now, at least there is no rust on the floor boards.
The door panels are worn/ripped up.
The headliner has a few holes/rips in it.
The seats' upholstery is all torn and faded. Front seat is worse than the back seat. The front seat has seat covers on the top half of the seats because underneath the seat covers is just pretty much is the bare foam- the upholstery is all torn up. Same thing for the bottom half of the seat. I now have large towels on the seat because when I sat on the front seat without seat covers on it, the seats are so bad, you have little bits of the last of the seat upholstery and the seat foam coming with you stuck to your pants when you get off the seat/out of the car.
The back seat isn't as bad as the front seat, at least the seat upholstery isn't all completely ripped up like compared to the front seat.
The seat springs are really bad too. The springs make a lot of noise when you sit down on the seats. Both the front and rear seat springs are like this.
Bad thing is I have not found new front/rear seat springs for a '59 Chevy Impala. Anyone know where I can get new seat springs??? Or would my best bet to have an upholstery shop repair my seat springs???
Is this a good place to get new '59 Chevy Impala interior upholstery???
http://www.ciadellainteriors.com/products.php
Now time for photos!
So these are actually photos of when we bought the car in Arizona. It shows you how the car used to look. Because now I have seat covers on the car, and I wanted to show you how the interior actually looks like without the seat covers on it...
So here is the photos:
Door panel: (I do have the chrome thing that goes in front of the armrest. I just don't have it on right now because I was going to restore the interior 1st).
Front floorboards: (More proof this car was a manual instead of an automatic- look at the brake pedal. It is a manual brake pedal).
Seats:
Seats: (All of the seat chrome is there, the chrome is just hiding under the top seat cover).
Headliner:
Headliner: (Even though it does not look like it from this photo, both of the dome lights work. I believe the battery was disconnected during this photo).
Why this is next on the list is because the interior is bad. Really bad.
Here I will go into detail: (there is photos to show what I am talking about).
The interior is all original. Original copper color.
The carpet is gone. Totally gone. It looks like to me someone removed whatever was left of it a long time ago. So it is just the bare floor boards now, at least there is no rust on the floor boards.
The door panels are worn/ripped up.
The headliner has a few holes/rips in it.
The seats' upholstery is all torn and faded. Front seat is worse than the back seat. The front seat has seat covers on the top half of the seats because underneath the seat covers is just pretty much is the bare foam- the upholstery is all torn up. Same thing for the bottom half of the seat. I now have large towels on the seat because when I sat on the front seat without seat covers on it, the seats are so bad, you have little bits of the last of the seat upholstery and the seat foam coming with you stuck to your pants when you get off the seat/out of the car.
The back seat isn't as bad as the front seat, at least the seat upholstery isn't all completely ripped up like compared to the front seat.
The seat springs are really bad too. The springs make a lot of noise when you sit down on the seats. Both the front and rear seat springs are like this.
Bad thing is I have not found new front/rear seat springs for a '59 Chevy Impala. Anyone know where I can get new seat springs??? Or would my best bet to have an upholstery shop repair my seat springs???
Is this a good place to get new '59 Chevy Impala interior upholstery???
http://www.ciadellainteriors.com/products.php
Now time for photos!
So these are actually photos of when we bought the car in Arizona. It shows you how the car used to look. Because now I have seat covers on the car, and I wanted to show you how the interior actually looks like without the seat covers on it...
So here is the photos:
Door panel: (I do have the chrome thing that goes in front of the armrest. I just don't have it on right now because I was going to restore the interior 1st).
Front floorboards: (More proof this car was a manual instead of an automatic- look at the brake pedal. It is a manual brake pedal).
Seats:
Seats: (All of the seat chrome is there, the chrome is just hiding under the top seat cover).
Headliner:
Headliner: (Even though it does not look like it from this photo, both of the dome lights work. I believe the battery was disconnected during this photo).
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. Those AZ cars really get sunburned. I will take a tired interior over rust any day. The body looks to be pretty solid. Carry on.
Only rust on the car though! 
and see the ground in all four floor pans. Just need someone who can weld and they are fixable. 
