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Lambo Stitching with Brent Parker 2

February 17, 2014 By Naseem Muaddi 6 Comments

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Earlier this month, Brent Parker of Brent Parker Motor Trimming in Glenorie, Australia showed us how he reverse engineered, reconstructed and wrapped the dashboard and console in a 1974 Lamborghini Espada. The painstaking process took him over 160 hours to complete, but was well worth it in the end.

In part two of our four-part series with Brent, he walks us through the process of rebuilding and upholstering the vintage supercar’s front and rear seats.

Part II: 1974 Lamborghini Espada seats

To ensure a perfect fit, Brent created his seat-cover patterns from scratch. To do this, he kept the original covers on the Espada seats and laid spare vinyl on top. After massaging the wrinkles out, he pinned the vinyl in place and marked where he would make his seams by pen.

He then trimmed the patterns, accounting for necessary seam allowance. Once the patterns were deemed perfect, he traced them on the same beige Napa leather used on the dashboard and console and cut them out.

For or a more detailed explanation of how Brent makes his patterns, check out the following tutorial he published in The Hog Ring’s Auto Upholstery Forum: “How to Build a Seat from Scratch.”

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

In most cases, the pleats sewn on insert panels are sized equally. However, that wasn’t the case with the Espada.

Brent explained: “The centre pleats were a little odd cos they alternated in size by half inch one after another so that kept me on the ball when marking out.”

The subtle difference in sizes made for a more unique and appealing look.

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

While the seats’ faces were sewn to sew foam, the skirts were left bare. All necessary listings were sewn in place to ensure a tight-fitting installation and calico was used to guarantee the piping lay properly.

”I also had my piping thinned to make it look like original. I personally think thick piping looks terrible,” Brent said.

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

No doubt, embroidered logos can be the finishing touch on any seat. However, Brent felt that such a unique car deserved similarly unique embellishment. Therefore, he had the smooth grain leather used to trim the Espada’s headrests embossed with Lamborghini’s raging bull emblem.

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

After the new covers were sewn and ready to be installed, Brent stripped the seats of their original upholstery. Surprisingly, their 40-year-old foam wasn’t in too bad of condition.

Still, he cut out all the damaged areas and replaced them with new foam, which was sanded to the original form.

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

As per the owner’s request, Brent added extra foam to the seats’ bolsters for a sportier look and feel.

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Of course, the last step to trimming any seat is installing the new covers. Because Brent was meticulous in creating his patterns, the covers fit perfectly. The covers were centered, panels lined up correctly, pleats perfectly straight and listings locked in tight. The result was a flawless, wrinkle-free finish.

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Brent Parker Motor Trimming - 1974 Lamborghini Espada

Stay tuned for part three of “Lambo Stitching with Brent Parker Motor Trimming,” when Brent shows us step-by-step how he reconstructed the door panels and trim in this one-of-a-kind 1974 Lamborghini Espada.

To read part one of our series, click here.

Filed Under: Archive, THR Favorites, Upholstery Showcase Tagged With: 1974 Lamborghini Espada, Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Brent Parker Motor Trimming, Car Interior, Lamborghini, Seat Covers

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Hugh Hutton says

    February 18, 2014 at 5:33 am

    This is unbelievably awesome. Perfection is off the charts. Can’t say enough good about this. Can’t wait for the next part.

    Reply
  2. tina says

    February 18, 2014 at 1:55 pm

    That was great, thanks for putting all that together

    Reply
  3. Gregg Foss says

    February 25, 2014 at 9:50 am

    Your off the chart Brent, and tan does it for me as well

    Reply
  4. Jim says

    July 30, 2014 at 11:37 pm

    Beautiful work but the centre pleats should have perforations.

    Reply
  5. danthu says

    March 25, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Congratulations for the quality of your job, the results are sparkling. What is the insulation material used for the engine
    bonnet? I am reconstructing Lamborghini Espada 1972,and the report of your job is very good help for me.
    Thanks and best regards
    Georges

    Reply
  6. Frank says

    March 16, 2017 at 12:25 am

    Do you remember exactly how many square meters of the leather is needed for upholstery to Espada? Thanx for your help

    Reply

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