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1963 Ford "Colors and Upholsteries" Album.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:140.00 - 180.00 USD
1963 Ford  Colors and Upholsteries  Album.
Substantial showroom album for all '63 Ford cars, as of Apr. 1, including Falcon (plus Falcon "Station Bus" and "Club Wagon" - forerunners of the Econoline), Fairlane, Galaxy, and Thunderbird. 10 3/4 x 12 1/2, gold on padded black buckram ring binder, unpaginated but 1 1/4" thick, weighing 4 1/2 lbs. With actual samples of upholstery (Thunderbird samples include genuine leather), landau and soft top material, and paint chips, with exhaustive detail. The seat fabrics with metallic threads and Fairlane's plaids are especially evocative. Made in very limited numbers, with as few as one book in a small-town dealership, to be used when customer was ready to select color and fabric for their new car. Ringbound "Color Demonstrator" drawings of each model to be overlaid on each color paint, previewing appearance of complete vehicle, and to specify two-tone effects. Six Thunderbird overlays provided, including Rangoon Red. Charts of "Two Tone Selections" for most carlines. All interiors are notable for their absence of seat belts, still years away. Binder with minor storage dust, average desk use, else colors and fabrics bright, and generally very good.