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Photo: Nudie’s Country Western Bonneville

August 15, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - 1964 Pontiac Bonneville Nudie Cohn

Shiny floral-print vinyl? Pistols for door handles? Silver dollars glued everywhere? And, to boot, a saddle for a console? Tacky doesn’t begin to describe the interior in this 1964 Pontiac Bonneville.

Not surprisingly, it was designed by famed tailor Nudie Cohn, the man credited for inventing the glitz and gold of the rhinestone-cowboy movement. Everyone from Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash wore his designs. Some, unfortunately, even drove his cars.

You have to give him credit though, he was an original.

Filed Under: Archive, Upholstery Meets Fashion Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Nudie Cohn, Pontiac Bonneville

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  1. ron anders says

    August 15, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    if it was’nt for tacky alot of us would have lost out on alot of money

    • Nadeem Muaddi says

      August 15, 2013 at 6:22 pm

      Haha, sad but true!

  2. lady fat cat says

    August 17, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Nudie Cohn was an idol for me when I was studying costume design. I always thought that I’d have been a great western wear designer. His glitz represented the “rhinestone cowboy” and I can appreciate him taking that aesthetic to the car designs– definitely matched his client’s personalities!

  3. DaneDobrinska says

    August 19, 2013 at 7:24 am

    Just think, our children/grandchildren will be talking about how gawdy our vehicles look with carbon fibre and alcantara.

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