Beloved plaid
07/25/2017
In the early days of the automobile, seats were usually covered in leather, but in the middle of the 20th century, manufacturers discovered alternatives. Fabric-covered seats soon became chic, while vinyl/artificial leather was used a little later, mainly for reasons of cost and ease of maintenance.
Time and again, however, fabrics with check patterns appeared. This already existed on the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ...
... and it was practically part of the character of the VW Golf GTI.
The Japanese also used check fabrics (Mitsubishi Sapporo), ...
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... as did the British (Triumph TR7).
And even in the 1980s (Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16), the likeable fabrics were still popular, ...
... they still are today.
