Recently, in our Auto Upholstery Forum, trimmers were discussing the benefits of building a “shop car” to put on display for customers to see and feel the quality of interiors we’re capable of producing. One trimmer, Laura “Ferbs” Womersley of The Upholstery Shop in Cambridge, Ontario brought up the whimsical idea of drawing an imaginary line down the center of a car and … [Read more...] about State Farm’s 1968 ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Camaro
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Hot Outside? Bake Dashboard Cookies
When the temperature outside hits 95°F, a car's interior transforms into an oven – reaching as high as 200°F. For auto trimmers, who spend a large portion of the day stuck working inside cars, it can feel like we're being baked alive. Today, though, I refuse to let the sun get the best of me. If I'm going to have to suffer heat exhaustion and the embarrassment of a farmer's … [Read more...] about Hot Outside? Bake Dashboard Cookies
Trim Shop Houses $20m Art Collection
Quick, someone call American Pickers! The Wall Street Journal reports that AutoMat Auto Interiors & Tops of Long Island, New York is housing a multi-million dollar art collection of Man Ray – "a pioneering photographer and Jazz Age colleague of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí". … [Read more...] about Trim Shop Houses $20m Art Collection
World’s Most Disgusting Car Interior
Auto upholsterers have seen their fair share of dirty car interiors. I've heard horror stories of seats covered in deer blood, wet dog hair and even human feces. But the following story of what Florida residents Clifford Ellison and Jerek Evans did in their 2006 Cadillac CTS takes the cake. It's literally a biohazard! … [Read more...] about World’s Most Disgusting Car Interior
BMW Sued for Erection-Causing Seat
If you design custom motorcycle seats, break out your insurance policy and make sure it covers damage to customers' sexual health. A San Francisco man is suing BMW Motorrad USA and Corbin-Pacific, the maker of his dealer-installed aftermarket motorcycle seat, for giving him "a severe case of priapism" – an erection that just won't go away. … [Read more...] about BMW Sued for Erection-Causing Seat
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