Re: [FWDLK] Rubber trunk mats for 55-56 Plymouth / Dodge

["Larry C. Stanley" <peerless@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

I talked to a few companys that make rubber parts and was told that this
type of item is too large and market specific to be cost effective to make.
That was the bad news. The good news is that a trunk full of leaves and or
other debris (non-petroleum based) seems to help preserve the rubber mats.
I found a perfect mat in a '57 Savoy that the trunk had not been opened
forever but the rear window was missing and let in a ton of leaves. It pays
to look in every trunk that you see. I also use commercial rubber care
products in large doses on my mats. Good hunting.   Larry Stanley

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> From: Richard Main <main2@xxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] Rubber trunk mats for 55-56 Plymouth / Dodge
> Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 3:53 PM
>
> Where can a guy get a new trunk mat reproduced?  Anyone else need a new
> trunk mat?  I need at least four.  They seem not to be available from
> anywhere.
>
> I finally got the trunk lid popped open on a '55 Plymouth Belvedere that
> had be locked shut for twenty years.  Mice had filled the trunk cavity
with
> leaves, branches, acorns, and cotton stuffing from the seats.  But this
> helped preserve the original trunk mat.  It still has its original
> molded-in wells, and is in one piece, pliable, and fairly resistant to
> cracks and tears.  So it would make a real good model for a reproducer.
> Who has the ability to make such rubber/plastic mats?
>
> Richard