SECTION 3 - INTERIOR
Headliner, Dome Light, and Sun Shield or Visor
The headliner is made of a hard board material with small holes
which run in a diagonal direction. There are four sections which
insert into three metal bows and are held up by three plastic bows.
The headliner, bows, and sun shields were white on all cars,
except those with the following color interiors: the headliner, bows,
and sun visors were Light rose mist on cars with Light & Dark Rose
Mist interior, Light green on cars with Light & Dark Green interior,
Light Blue on cars with Light & Dark Blue interior, and Charcoal on
cars with Charcoal & Red interior.
The dome light is located above the driver's side window in the
second panel near the panel’s rear edge. It is chrome with a
black on/off switch.
Sun visors were one of
the following colors: Off
White, Light Rose Mist,
Light Blue, Light Green,
or Charcoal.
Safety padded sun shields were offered as special
equipment in the following colors: Off White, Light Rose
Mist, Light Blue and Light Green. The parts catalog states
that these three colored visors have a vinyl cover, but no
binding.
Light Rose Mist and Charcoal Black were also offered in
the safety padded sun shield.
A silver mylar band runs above the side
windows from front to back at the bottom of
the headliner.
Reference Source:
1953 - 1958 Body Parts Catalog, pages 355-356.
Survey results.
Last Update - July 2, 2018
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