baccaruda Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I want to incorporate authentic plaid patterns used in the late 70s / early 80s Subarus into some of the graphic design / merch projects I have planned as I resurrect my hobby this year. I'm finding that they are not well-represented in search results here or elsewhere due to expired links, poor resolution / camera angle, etc. I've checked USMB, Google, Pinterest, Flickr, eBay, BringATrailer, McBrat's brochure database, etc. Ideally I'd like to see us end up with an index of all these patterns; I'm not asking for exclusivity because I would also like to see what other people do with this resource but if any of you own Subarus with their original plaid upholstery and would please consider contributing, here's what I'd like to ask for in your photo: Take photo from dead-straight angle so the pattern is as square as possible Span a tape measure or yardstick, etc across part of the pattern for scale Best possible lighting is daylight - flash photos would provide the least accurate color Include a little bit of white paper in the photo for easy correction of white balance Include some of the surrounding vinyl Include year and trim level of your car Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamemdor Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I have one pic I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81EA81 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81EA81 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1980 Subaru Brat GL 8/79 build. Hopefully you can find this useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franbev Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Best I can do, car is in storage off-site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81EA81 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 On 2/11/2019 at 9:03 AM, franbev said: Best I can do, car is in storage off-site. Someone need to watch Spaceballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7VWcuVOf0 12 hours ago, 81EA81 said: Someone need to watch Spaceballs. Edited February 15, 2019 by czny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestorm Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Wasn't sure if you wanted everything in one pic so I took a few from various angles. Let me know if you want something else! Model: '86 XT Turbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigEqualsBakon Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I've recently come into possession of a 1983 Paint and Upholstery pamphlet for GL/DL/Brats. It includes paint colors, and interior options on what models/trims. I can scan it and upload it here. The examples are a little small, but it should do the trick for giving you the right colours and patterns, as it's unfaded like some interiors might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigEqualsBakon Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) this is very down scaled version of the scan I took, as the original scan is 10MB and I can only upload a 2MB image. Send me an email adress or something in a PM and I can get you the highest resolution. Edited March 31, 2019 by PigEqualsBakon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkneppy Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Here is photo of my 1983 Brat GL. Exterior is Cosmic blue with blue striped interior as shown on the brochure. I would have added photo of fabric used to repaired the drivers seat, but one photo on lowest resolution was 1.5 mb and wouldn't allow me to add another photo. Passenger seat is original and reasonablely good at 203,000 miles, but drivers seat back gone and seat needs to be replaced too. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkneppy Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) Here is drivers side replacement fabric I found a few years ago. I have enough for all seats and even the truck bed. Edited April 1, 2019 by jdkneppy Trying to upload another photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 81EA81 that is amazing thank you very much. All, I should have had email notifications active for this post and I apologize for failing to acknowledge your replies. Thanks for taking the time to reply. PigEqualsBakon - thanks for the offer but I'm looking for the older plaids with one foot in the late 70s. i appreciate your offer though. Same thanks-anyway to Whitestorm and jdkneppy. If anyone else can contribute plaid interior photos of the same style as 81EA81's I'd appreciate it. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subi81 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I have always enjoyed the brown plaid interior on my 81 GL wagon glad to share it. Will take better pictures on the weekend in sunlight if I can get the board to allow me to post pictures again. Drivers seat is shot but the passenger seat has been covered for the past 22 years of it's life so it should be dam near original, rear is in pretty good shape to. My interior is identical to the Desert Fox Subaru interior except mine is more used so nothing really new. Edited October 3, 2019 by Subi81 Added desert fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subi81 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Back seat was probably the best example the front seat covers were breaking down pretty bad and appeared to darken the fabric with some fuzz but I took pictures non the less. If you want the full size pics PM me your preferred method to get you the full size pics ~9mb each. Shadow on the passenger seat is where the windshield glass is cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 OOOOH I needed the tan one, thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 I found this listing for a 1979 DL wagon and it has a larger plaid pattern than I've ever seen before - anyone know if this was factory or a reupholster job? http://davidsclassiccars.com/subaru/418025-1979-subaru-dl.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoe Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I was thinking someone has a sick looking thumb in shot above, but turn pick 90° and I see it is a sheepskin seat cover !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristina Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 4/1/2019 at 4:28 PM, jdkneppy said: Here is photo of my 1983 Brat GL. Exterior is Cosmic blue with blue striped interior as shown on the brochure. I would have added photo of fabric used to repaired the drivers seat, but one photo on lowest resolution was 1.5 mb and wouldn't allow me to add another photo. Passenger seat is original and reasonablely good at 203,000 miles, but drivers seat back gone and seat needs to be replaced too. Hope that helps. I would kill for some of this blue striped fabric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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