Topic: '65 Visors - Hard Cardboard

[Patrk71]

I'm not inventive enough to figure out how to make the hard card board visors. 
Does anyone know who makes good repro parts ?    Making repro parts, not selling repro parts.

There might not be much of a market, but I am guessing when the '65s were being sold, not
many paid the upgrade for foam padded visors. They probably only cost a few dollars.
I know I never gave it a thought back then.

Patrick

[CharlesTurner]

You might want to start with other Ford models and see if there are any repro's being made for them using the same material.  A good trim shop might be able to help you also.

[rodster]

The sunvisors you describe are the "standard" sunvisors for your car.  The Padded Sunvisors were an option.  The Standard sunvisors are not available as a reproduction that I know of.

The Padded Sunvisors were not part of the 65 Pony interior package, correct?  Seems odd someone would select the Pony interior but not the padded sunvisors but I guess it could have happened. ??

[NEFaurora]

Wow.. Never seen those!  Great stuff!  I always thought that all visors were "padded"..

Tony K.

[JKWilson]

Tony, betcha HAVE seen them before but didn't realize what you were looking at. Last weekend I was watching the James Bond movie "Thunderball" (for the millionth time!). Honestly, since the beginning of the year I've watched it at least 4 times. I love seeing the Wimbledon White 64 1/2 convertible in it. I've slowly picked up more and more details on the car. Well, when I watched this past weekend I took notice of a really clear shot of the sunvisors. Lo and behold whaddya know...white UN-padded sunvisors!!! 

[The Kid]

Tony, betcha HAVE seen them before but didn't realize what you were looking at. Last weekend I was watching the James Bond movie "Thunderball" (for the millionth time!). Honestly, since the beginning of the year I've watched it at least 4 times. I love seeing the Wimbledon White 64 1/2 convertible in it. I've slowly picked up more and more details on the car. Well, when I watched this past weekend I took notice of a really clear shot of the sunvisors. Lo and behold whaddya know...white UN-padded sunvisors!!! 
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I never get tired of those movies as well. I have to knit pick you white 64 1/2 vert="Goldfinger". I'm sure that's what you meant as they both have nice early verts in them.

[ChrisV289]

Any pics?  I'd like to see what they look like...

[5F09CNot4Sale]

Tony, betcha HAVE seen them before but didn't realize what you were looking at. Last weekend I was watching the James Bond movie "Thunderball" (for the millionth time!). Honestly, since the beginning of the year I've watched it at least 4 times. I love seeing the Wimbledon White 64 1/2 convertible in it. I've slowly picked up more and more details on the car. Well, when I watched this past weekend I took notice of a really clear shot of the sunvisors. Lo and behold whaddya know...white UN-padded sunvisors!!! 
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I never get tired of those movies as well. I have to knit pick you white 64 1/2 vert="Goldfinger". I'm sure that's what you meant as they both have nice early verts in them.

Thunderball had a LT blue white top vert with black interior

[JKWilson]

Thanks for the correction guys. My brain said "Goldfinger", but my fingers typed Thunderball. If you'd have asked me what I typed, I would have SWORN I listed Goldfinger!

[Twilight65]

Here's your pic's . Definitely unpadded visors on the Goldfinger car.
Dave

[5F09CNot4Sale]

I looked at a car that had unpaded visors. I think with a little effort they can be made. Take a set of padded, carefuly take the seams off the strip that covers the front, remove the padding, strech and re-seam.

Just a throey at this point. I have not tried this and moveing so can't tinker ATM.

[JKWilson]

GREAT pics Dave!

[CharlesTurner]

I looked at a car that had unpaded visors. I think with a little effort they can be made. Take a set of padded, carefuly take the seams off the strip that covers the front, remove the padding, strech and re-seam.

Just a throey at this point. I have not tried this and moveing so can't tinker ATM.

That wouldn't work if correctness is desired.  The originals had no covering at all.  They were just fiber material with a grain pattern pressed into them and then colored properly.  The stitched binding on the edge is similar, if not the same, as the padded visors.

I have an NOS black convertible board-type visor.  When I get over to the storage unit, I'll try to remember to get it.

[5F09CNot4Sale]

OK, thought I had something there. They looked like they just had the mookskin covering the cardboard not the pattern in the cardboard itself.

[Twilight65]

My original set definitely has the moonskin pressed into the cardboard then painted.
Dave