RE: {Chrysler 300} Fw: AACA Original Class Judging Plus 300H Trunk Mat Question
From: <henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 02:30:20 +1000
Agree with this. Went to the Mustang shop to buy the 1965 type original plaid trunk mat which is PVC with a fluffy backing. The shop owner told me they have them but wouldn’t sell me one unless I was desperate for concourse, because they will not let water out and will rust the floor (which happens to be the top of the fuel tank). He advised the best thing to use is a “marine carpet” because it lets any water evaporate out easily. I then used a black version of this https://www.bunnings.com.au/ideal-diy-eildon-charcoal-flat-marine-carpet-charcoal_p6620070
I used stick on Velcro strips to hold outer edges down where it had to mould around corners but was otherwise easy to fit and looks good. For my 300C, however, I did go for the beautiful Gary Goers grey carpet replica. Recommend those if you can still get them but imagine they could stay soggy if you have a leak.
Henry
From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of ROBERT HAAG Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2025 12:42 AM To: Hank Hallowell <Hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Bob Merritt <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Fw: AACA Original Class Judging Plus 300H Trunk Mat Question
Those rubber trunk
Mats were the worst idea.
If their is any moisture there the mats make shure
I can remember lifting the mat (whatever it was made
From) in the trunk of my sport series 62 300 in about 1972 at the ripe old age of 16 (after buying the car) only to have the top of the gas tank look back at me! It was as if there never had been a trunk floor.
This past weekend the AACA held its Western National Meet in Tucson so I entered our unrestored 300H coupe for evaluation in the Original Class. It did well, earning an Original badge. It lost a few points for my switch to radial tires as I drive it regularly, plus the addition of an electric auxiliary fuel pump for priming purposes. I also learned the current fabric trunk mat had replaced the original rubber mat at some point. Does anyone have an original mat they could snap a photo of so I could see what sort of pattern it had?
