Jaguar restoration

Jaguar Portfolio Jaguar restoration shops and Jaguar car collectors from Hollywood to Wall Street and abroad seek my skills to reupholster, re-trim, and repair the original interior parts and upholstery of their classic Jaguars.

My area of expertise is to reupholster Jaguars from the Post-War era in the 1940s, as well as the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s.

Whether it's a Jaguar "fixed head coupe" (FHC), "drop head coupe" (DHC), "open two seater" (OTS) roadster, or saloon sedan, my auto upholstery services include the Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150, XK-E (E-Types) and beloved Mark series.

All of these vintage sports and executive luxury Jags have become highly prized by Jaguar collectors, like Hollywood movie star Harrison Ford, for their sheer elegance and exquisite beauty. Fully restored Jaguar classics easily command prices exceeding $100,000 at auctions and upcoming CA Concours d'Elegance shows.

I'm often hired by a classic Jaguar restoration shop, like Steve's Jaguar Service, Jon Pollock Restorations and Winning Makes, to reupholster Jaguar seats, dashboards (dash fascias), steering wheels, consoles, convertible tops, headliners, carpets, door panels, and trunks to the original design and color specifications, using the finest leathers and fabrics in the world.

Below is my portfolio of sample interior Jaguar restorations. No job is too difficult for me to create another Concours d'Elegance Jaguar show car winner.

Jaguar auto upholstery and restoration projects, please contact:

Car Classic Interiors
15735 Strathern Street
Los Angeles, CA 91406
(818) 469-0032
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1949 Jaguar XK120 Roadster restoration

Complete Jaguar interior restoration - Jaguar seat restoration, Jaguar dashboard restoration, Jaguar steering wheel restoration, Jaguar carpet restoration, Jaguar door panel restoration, Jaguar trunk restoration.

1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster restoration

1952 Jaguar XK120 Coupe restoration

April, 2012: This 1952 Jaguar XK120 Coupe was a full restoration.

As you see from the pictures, the entire interior (original trim, red leather seats, panels, carpeting, etc) needed to be removed before repainting a light green color.

When it arrived at my auto upholstery shop, I installed the new headliner and carpeting, all of its fully restored interior panels (kicker panels, door panels, rear panels, light panels (rear back) + window lining, trunk panel), new green leather seats and center console.

I believe XK120 fixed head coupe is more luxurious than the XK120 open two seater with a full wood dashboard and roll-up windows.

1952 Jaguar XK120 Roadster restoration

1954 Jaguar XK120 Roadster restoration

1955 Jaguar XK140 DHC (Harrison Ford)

December 2011: I reupholstered the complete interior of a classic 1955 Jaguar XK140 DHC while Steve's Jaguar Service in Los Angeles restored the exterior, engine, electrical, suspension, etc.

Our client - Hollywood movie star Harrison Ford - chose Jaguar's factory auto upholstery colors: British racing green exterior and bisquit interior.

As you can see from my before-and-after gallery pictures, she turned out to be as beautiful as my 1956 Jaguar XK140 interior restoration.

When Harrison picked up his Jag, he was extremely satisfied with the final results and that made me very happy too!

1955 Jaguar XK140 Roadster restoration

1956 Jaguar D-Type OTS restoration

1956 Jaguar XK140 DHC restoration

1956 Jaguar XK140 Roadster restoration

1957 Jaguar XK140 DHC (White) restoration

1957 Jaguar XK140 DHC (Red) restoration

May 2011: I just finished restoring the interior of this gorgeous red 1957 Jaguar XK140 DHC.

It has the rare 'MC' or 'Special Equipment' option that includes a C-Type cylinder head, a crankshaft damper and a dual exhaust system. These performance options raised the engine's output to 210 horsepower. The MC package also added wire wheels, fog lamps, windshield washers and upscale trunk fittings. The interior has a very elegant walnut-veneered dash and door cappings.

I restored the permanently mounted padded soft top that when lowered sits above and outside the body of the car.

I used the "bisquit" color for the auto upholstery colors.

1959 Jaguar XK150 Roadster restoration

1960 Jaguar XK150 FHC restoration

1966 Jaguar XKE 4.2 restoration

1967 Jaguar XKE restoration

1971 Jaguar E Type 4.2

July 2011: I just completed the full restoration of a 1971 Jaguar E Type 4.2 litre.

Only a limited number of 4.2 litre six-cylinder Series 3 E-Types were built. It's believed these are the rarest of all E-Types. In March 2008, the Jaguar E-Type ranked first in Daily Telegraph's list of the 100 most beautiful cars of all time.

To complete this restoration project, I had to remove all the original red interior parts, such as the original leather seats, carpets and door panels, and strip away the white paint to the bare metal. I had to cut out all rust damaged metal and tack welded patches before I applied the first coat of metal primer. To ensure a rust free restoration, I always coat the back of each panel and patch with a rust resistant coating.

The new Jaguar seats were reupholstered in the "bisquit" leather color. It was repainted with the original British racing green color.