Anyone come across as shop/store selling proper car seating fabric? All I can seem to find is either leather (expensive) or leatherette (nasty). None of the upholstery fabrics I've seen look tough enough and I've checked with a couple of auto trimmers who say they just use leather these days. I would have thought that a car manufacturer must always have some of this left over when they change an interior design - any ideas on where it might get remaindered to?

Try Newton Commercial. They specialise in fabrics and interiors for classic car restorations. http://newtoncomm.co.uk

Top link.

There's also a lot of good fabric places on ebay.