Topic: Trunk Mat

[ruppstang]

What was the most common type of trunk mat used on a 68 Shelby? The original mat was gone from our car when we got it. I have see both Burtex and felt mats on Metuchen cars.
Thanks for any help.

[Bob Gaines]

What was the most common type of trunk mat used on a 68 Shelby? The original mat was gone from our car when we got it. I have see both Burtex and felt mats on Metuchen cars.
Thanks for any help.

The speckled mat was the most common . The grey felt mat was much more rare but still seen throughout production in assemblyline cars .The plaid sewed corner mat is the rarest /least common and only appropriate for the earliest built cars in 68 IMO. 

[ruppstang]

The speckled mat was the most common . The grey felt mat was much more rare but still seen throughout production in assemblyline cars .The plaid sewed corner mat is the rarest /least common and only appropriate for the earliest built cars in 68 IMO.

Have you seen a speckled mat with sewn corners. The ACC speckled mats have sewn corners. 

[Bob Gaines]

Have you seen a speckled mat with sewn corners. The ACC speckled mats have sewn corners.

I have only seen the plaid burtex mats with sewn corners . I have a high confidence level that the speckled mat should not be sewn.

[Coralsnake]

Agreed, no sewing on 1968 Shelby mats that I have seen

[ruppstang]

Thanks that is what I thought. If I buy one I will have to rip it out.

[J_Speegle]

Just to fill out the group felt style mats would not have been sewn either from the original examples I've seen