Re: [T3] 1961-65 floor mats

["Everett Barnes" <everettb@thesamba.com>]

Ah, I forgot about the heater tube.  Stupid '64s!

I was thinking of the center heater knob on the 66s but of course the fact
that they have carpet is a factor.  Duh.  I guess there could be those
cheap-o models in Europe or Australia that may still have had rubber floor
mats later.

- Everett




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Taylor" <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] 1961-65 floor mats


> 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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