Folding Top & Side Curtains

Just after Christmas 2014, I decided to look into one of several bins and boxes that we quickly packed up in 2011.  I hadn’t recalled what we had put in each box and I was astonished to find the entire top (a bit munched by critters) and a full set of remarkably intact side curtains.

The material is advertised as mohair.  I will need an expert to confirm this.

The pattern (see the close-up photo) will probably be impossible to find – gray with black pinstripe. But — we will do some looking.

Top & Dog

Top – exterior

 

 

 

Fabric close-up&grommet

Close up of fabric (mostly interior) small bit of exterior & back of grommet

 

side curtain set2

Two side curtains with windows (cracked but intact).

Mystery top section

Mystery top section in pretty bad shape. I don’t know where this goes.

Side curtain set1

Another two pieces of side curtains – a square window – cracked.

I also found several snaps that had a MICHIGAN detail embossed on the cap.

MICHIGAN snap

MICHIGAN snap cover – exterior of top

It took us until 2021 and 2022, to restore this part of the car, but we did it.  For more of the story about this, please go to the Blog Posts at: https://michiganmotorcar.com/bless-their-haartz-our-beautiful-top-fabric-arrives/ and https://michiganmotorcar.com/ernie-can-top-that/where you can learn about duplicating the pin stripe fabric by Eric Haartz of the Haartz Corporation and the meticulous reproduction of the original top, side curtains and boot by our master upholsterer, Ernie Romero. The result is stunning.

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