Re: [T3] 1961-65 floor mats

[Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>]

<x-flowed>On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 06:09  PM, Everett Barnes wrote:

> Nice!  They don't look like my '63 ones but I would definitely buy a 
> set if
> I needed them for a later car.

Thanks. I think the vinyl had a different molded surface on the 
earliest cars, but I've never seen an original early mat up close. I'm 
going to be doing some research at the VW Classic this weekend.

> Why "mid-'64"

O.k., now you've made me go to the parts book. Actually I was wrong, 
these would only fit the 1965 model year exactly. As far as I can tell 
there would need to be three different basic patterns: 1961-63 (with 
heater knob, and heater tube on "firewall"), 1964 (heater levers on 
center of tunnel replace knob), and 1965 (no heater tube on firewall). 
There would have to be RHD versions of each too. If anyone is aware of 
other yearly changes that would affect the mats please let me know!

> and "pre-1966"

I think rubber mats were only offered from 1961-65 on the deluxe 
models. Does anyone know if they were standard on N or A models after 
August 65?

Scott
62 343, 65 361

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