On the subject of trunk mats, I have a Ford mat in my car that's starting to show it's age and I'm trying to decide what to do about it. The mat is not the original one to the car. That one suffered a lot of use and abuse over the years, including several loads of rocks being hauled in the trunk for a wall my dad built on his property. Yeah, I know...I shudder to think about it now. But when he bought the car (a '66 coupe) used in '67, it was just a car, or in some cases, a truck. In the early 80's, when we started to fix the car up, a new mat was one of the first things we bought for it ($33.50 at Mr. Mustang in Dayton, OH). This was in August of '82. Nearly 29 years later, that same mat, while still in good condition overall, has a few tears. Nothing too horrible, but they're there. I repaired it on the back side by gluing rubber patches on it to keep the tears from getting bigger. I'm at the point now where I'm debating about replacing it.
My questions are:
1) Does a used mat like mine with minor damage still have some value because it's a Ford mat? In my opinion, it's too nice to scrap, but I don't know if anyone would want to give me anything for it.
2) If the consensus is that I should keep it, is there a better way to repair the damaged spots?
3) If I wind up replacing it, who has the most authentic reproductions?
I can post a pic of it if anyone wants to see it.
Scott
