I have a 50 Super Station Wagon and it is needing a
headliner. Is there anyplace that is making them? Any info would be
greatly appreciated.
Take the car to a professional interior shop, they can
custom make a headliner for you. I don't know of anybody that is making
them at the moment.
Remember that the headliner is basicly "poster paper" with a
fine ribbed design and painted grey on the Super. Many years ago I
found a wallpaper that was th exact ribbing, relief, and color. It can
be put on a heavy paper (cardboard) and looks perfect. You may need to
see an original for pattern.
I have posted some pictures of the headliner supports from
my 50 SW parts car. Not great pictures and the parts
are pretty rough but maybe they will be useful.
At center of the windshield
Looking Forward
From Drivers Door
Middle Brace
Finished
Do It Yourself Headliners
crsoleykid - 3/29/2002
Has anyone come up with a source for the pressed paper
used in the head liners and side panels? I was at Sherwin Williams
Paints today and found a patern that is a good match as far as the
pattern goes, the colors were Green and Beige but they can be painted
with a latex paint. It also comes in 27" and 54" which would be great
for the head liners. Pattern was from [ Basic Textures ] pages 3, 35
and 39.
silkytwo_99 - 03/29/2002
Chuck1941 said on chat one night that the material is
called panel board. They use it in auto upholstery shops for door
backing and headliner backing. To give Crosley more class we have
to quit calling it cardboard and call it panel board.
rwright24127 - 3/30/2002
The Panel board or "card board" you can get at a auto
upholstery shop but it will be a flat board, no pattern. I to bought
some of that wall paper but didn't feel comfortable doing it my self. I
ask several upholstery shops to do the wall paper on the panel board
and was told that it won't be a good idea. The reason is the wall paper
is made for a flat non flexable wall, not to bend around corner and
flex.
chuckhk1941 - 3/30/2002
I'll try this again; pannel board for doors (heavy-non
design) or grained (black on both sides) board for interior pannels is
thinner and will bend, has a pattern or grain on it, black on one side,
light on the other, pattern is on the black side. These pannels are at
trim shops.
Sagging Headliner
atdriver – April 17, 2007
I purchased a nice restored 1947 2dr after 6 months the cardboard
headliner is sagging (bad) any suggestions on how to support it?
bsm – April 17, 2007
You might be able to put a couple of aluminum strips across it, screwing
it to the top edge of the door and windows. The strips would look good,
or you can purchase a new one.
Crosleydc – April 17, 2007
Aren't those supposed to attach to a metal bow support with a push-in
button? That's the way mine was('49). Does the year matter with these
as far as how they're secured?
flinttim – April 18, 2007
I think you're fighting a lost cause there. We're talking about a 60
yr old piece of paper. Those old panels drew moisture and buckled and
warped all out of shape and then to add insult to injury they got old
and started to decompose.
pr – April 18, 2007
I installed a new
headliner over a decade ago and it's still ok. Needs a metal
strip for support at center.
More on Panel Page.