Some carpet providers may have access to really deep
pile carpet. (Although I don't know of any.)
However, it is doubtful they would be able to provide
you with moulded carpet. It would be a cut & sew
style, not always a good thing unless done and
installed absolutely correctly. I speak from
experience with a truly crappy Kanter cut & sew carpet
set for a friend's '66 Imperial.
Turquoise carpet would be terrific, but if the
original carpet on the back of your seat is black,
then that is what you should go with unless you plan
on changing the seat carpet, too. Also, should you
get lucky in your search for shag, chances are good it
will be available in black.
In 1960, Chrysler appears to have used black carpet in
every interior selection except for two of the 5
colors of New Yorker cloth interiors - blue and terra
cotta. 1960 Imperials seem to have used black carpet
in most of its interior selections, also. Perhaps
the same was true in 1959.
Chris H.
1960 NY T&C (in Terra Cotta w/ matching carpet)
1966 Crown Convertible
1966 LeBaron
spring.com wrote:
> I presume that "ACC" is Auto Custom Carpets, at
> www.accmats.com, right? Chris H. indicated that
> Imperials in the 60's used a cut pile. Would my '59
> have the same type of carpet, or was it changed in
> 1960 (or later)? What's on the floor of my car is
> very worn, but what's on the back of the front seats
> is still quite thick and lush. If I'll have to make
> do with a substitute, would carpeting used in a
> newer vintage, possibly non-Mopar vehicle be close
> as well, and maybe easier to obtain? I remember
> that late '70s Mercury Grand Marquis, and probably
> Lincoln, too, had really thick carpet. I want as
> close as I can get to the original, but if what was
> in the Mercury is easier to get, cheaper, and closer
> to what was originally in my '59 Imperial than what
> is available now that is billed as Imperial carpet,
> then I'd consider it.
>
> What's in the car now is black. I'm replacing the
> turquoise seats, and was wondering if anyone with a
> '59 out there had carpeting in any other color than
> black. ACC has cut pile in turquoise, so it crossed
> my mind to maybe change the color. Anyone know if
> other color carpets were offered in '59?
>
> Neal Herman
> 1959 Imperial Crown
> 1972 Buick Riviera
> 1983 Chrysler Cordoba
> 1997 Buick Riviera
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 06/12/03 12:02 AM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: soft top well liner for '65 (and
> carpet)
>
> >
> > I have dealt with ACC, they will make a carpet of
> cut pile for you if that
> is what you want, regardless of what their catalog
> says. I had them make
> a
> carpet for my 67 convertible out of very dark green
> cut pile carpet - it
> is
> beautiful and fits perfectly, and came with die cut
> padding already glued
> to
> the carpet, with all the right cutouts etc. I
> couldn't be happier with
> the
> fit and appearance. The texture is close to the
> original, but not exact.
>
> However, I think it is as close as can be gotten
> with modern materials.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Hawkins" <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: soft top well liner for '65 (and
> carpet)
>
>
> >
> > --- lillyvine@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > Thank you Greg and again Chris... i had looked
> on
> > > the internet and
> > > found auto carpets .com and they had the carpet
> they
> > > claim for the
> > > imperials the price was 203.00 dollars and they
> said
> > > it was the loop
> > > carpet
> >
> > I think what they mean is they have carpet that
> will
> > fit. It's not likely a reproduction of what was
> in
> > there originally.
> >
> > Imperials in the 60's used a cut pile - quite deep
> up
> > through 1965. In 1966 they went to a shorter nap,
> > Wilton-style cut-pile carpet. I can't think of
> any
> > postwar Imperial that used a loop pile.
> >
> > Chris H.
> >
> > 60 NY T&C
> > 66 Crown Convertible
> > 66 LeBaron
>
>
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