Managing Director – Bridge Classic Cars
When our Daimler Super V8 arrived with us for a general check over, our task was to get her back on the road after a year in storage and to get her ready and MOT’d for the summer.
One of the areas that we were asked to look at was the tired looking front seats.
As with a lot of Jaguar/Daimlers the interior was starting to show signs of wear, particularly around the bolster. A simple but costly resolution would be to re-cover the seats but this was not the direction we wanted to take.
The car is lovely as it is and does shows signs of age. The owner wished to keep it this way and did not want the interior completely re-covered.
We decided to treat the front and back seats to a full refurbishment. This involved feeding the leather with new colour. We also needed to imprint the seats with the leather texture to keep the continuity of the pattern throughout. The seats have been completely transformed and this exercise, along with a full exterior and engine detail has given our Daimler a completely new lease of life.
The sun is shining as I write this so I do hope she’s out and about in Framlingham right now!!
