Front Seat Upholstery in 1961 Custom

["Rex Crews" <rexcrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, All,

I am redoing the front seat on my '61  Custom with n.o.s. materials, but a
question has come up.  For some reason there is a seam in the very middle of
the driver's back rest.  This welted seam is very uncomfortable to the back
and is also where the original upholstery came apart.  Is there any
compelling reason to put this welted seam back in?  None of the other seat
back have the seam, although it is absolutely a factory thing.  I am just
afraid the n.o.s. material may be prone to splitting at this spot, so I
would like to have a smooth seat back in the fabric covered area.  Can
anyone speak to this?

Thanks,

Rex  Crews  '59 and '60 Crowns and '61 Custom