I don't have an answer for you, but I'm glad you brought it up, I am also interested in any info.

I have seen the tbird Leather set for sale at "Larry's" and have been hoping to win the lottery so I can buy it for my bird. about 900$ just for the seat covering materials.

All I know is it must smell better than Naugahyde

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

I have the usual naugahyde with cloth inserts. Best of both worlds I think. Stays cool and wears good. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

My convertible Mustang has cloth seats. I think the issue with vinyl and leather is that they can get hot in the sun. Perhaps you can find seat covers with cloth inserts and leather around that. Seems like I've seen that somewhere.

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Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

While not strictly a Y-Block issue, I will need to replace my seat upholstery soon (stitching has pulled/broken out of vinyl on drivers' side seat bottom where two colors meet), and wonder if leather might be more durable/comfortable enough to justify the added expense? Has anyone out there had experience with using leather in a convertible?



I understand modern vinyl "double stretched" material may suffer more from sun exposure than the stuff used back in the 50s (?). Since I leave the top off the Bird all summer long, and am no "lightweight", 70K miles was all the wear I could get from my 12 year old replacement seat cover. I have also had problems with permanent dye staining of the white vinyl due to "sweat-through", when wearing dark colored imported clothes in hot weather. Would leather resist staining or clean-up better? If properly treated/maintained, would leather resist cracking/stitch break-out better than cheap vinyl? How about sun fading? Would leather be more resistant to puncture damage?



I assume leather may breathe better, thereby possibly avoiding much of the sweat-staining problem? I would gladly pay extra for any improved comfort/durability, especially if extended reupholstering intervals (and resulting reduced labor costs) were an added benefit that might help to offset the high initial expense.



As everyone seems to have a different opinion on this subject, I would really welcome all recommendations based on actual experience.








6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA