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Hi
All,
I visited with Ed
Siciliano last weekend, and picked up a couple of the first "production" trunk
mats. They look great, and fit fantastically. Jim Woomer took a
couple of pictures side-by-side of his old mat with a new
one. You can see the pictures at http://www.forwardlook.net/sitestore/trunkmats/
Answers to the most
common questions I have been asked on these:
- They will be
available as the molder gets the time, in small batches. They are a
background job for them to keep the costs down. I'll keep everyone posted
as they come in. I will probably have advance ordering set up by the end
of the week, and they'll go first-come, first-served
style.
- The price
will be under $200. Profits (if any) are going back in to getting
more stuff made.
- You will be
able to pay by check, money order, PayPal, or major credit
cards.
- Shipping
should run about $25-$30 in the U.S., in a heavy cardboard tube. I have no
idea what the shipping cost will be outside of the US
yet.
- They do
-not- have the part number molded on them to avoid any legal
entanglements
- The only
noticable difference I could see between old and new, was that the new ones have
one 'border' section that is about 3/8" wider than it should be, but it is
hardly noticable, especially when in the car.
- No, the new
mat is not "molded" to fit the trunk. Neither was the original,
actually. They just look like they were molded because they've
been in that shape for 40 years. The originals were flat as is
the new one.
- Other trunk
mats are under production. 1957 - 1958 Dodge is next in line,
and 57-8-9 DeSoto mats may be after that. It all depends on how well the
sale of these mats goes.
I hope to get
a few more pictures posted shortly, with some
closeups.
-Dave
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