09-07-2018, 09:47 AM
The picture is of a portion of original "rep" cut from the back of a seat from an early 1928 fabric Saloon that I owned and restored in the early 1970s. After very extensive searching I failed to find anything remotely similar from the stock of UK cloth manufacturers, still plentiful at that time, and ended up using a light brown Bedford Cord.
Also in the early 1970s, Flt Lt Chris Edwards (later Capt Edwards I believe) had a small amount of the same pattern manufactured to use in his early Top Hat. The weave of the resulting cloth appeared to be an exact match, and although the colours maybe were rather bright, the result was much better (and no doubt considerably more expensive!) than my Bedford Cord.
If Chris is still contactable then he might prove to be a good source of info. He might even have some cloth to spare?!
If anyone needs a small sample of mine then just ask.