I saw a restored 1918 touring car at a car show some years ago on which the top had been re-done by a really good upholsterer, who had the original top to use as a pattern and who was able to obtain the original-type materials. This is the most accurate reproduction of an original DB top that I have ever seen. A lot of labor goes into sewing a top like this. Dodge Bros. was still using the so-called "cathedral windows" in 1918, but they eventually became too expensive because they required a bunch of extra labor, so in 1921 they went to a standard rectangular rear window. Here's a picture of the inside of the top on the '18 touring that I saw at the show. I tried to duplicate this on my own 1922 touring car top. It gives you a real warm and fuzzy feeling to sit on the leather upholstery in your car and look up at that nice lined, padded top and all of its retaining straps. You're good to go, and your "isinglass" side curtains are right in back if the weather gets too cold!
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