What type of trunk mat was original for 1955? Any original mat for my 55 President sedan was long gone by the time I purchased it. I'm trying to keep it original where practical.
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American iron, real old school
With two tone paint, it sure is cool
Its got 8 cylinders and uses them all
With an overdrive that just won't stall
With a 4 barrel carb and dual exhausts
With 4.23 gears it can really get lost
Its got safety belts and I ain't scared
The brakes are good and the tires are fair.
Tried to sell her, but got no taker
I"ll just keep driving my Studebaker -
Think it should look something like this:
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It is a woven almost Wicker Type material that had a Mfg. Proprietary name, that does not come to mind now.
There are expensive reproductions out there, way more accurate than the cotton backed Vinyl "Replacement" type that are readily available.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967Comment
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Burtex is the name I believe.Bez Auto Alchemy
573-318-8948
http://bezautoalchemy.com
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This is a restored Speedster that has a reproduction type mat - way too clean for original
Last edited by 62champ; 04-02-2014, 06:42 PM.
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Hey 62Champ, that's my sister's old 55 speedster and I took that picture a couple years ago. That trunk mat is a repro.Comment
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Patrick, what determines the type of trunk mat ? are the upper class cars the material mats as shown? My all original 55 Champion sedan has a small flat rubber mat,that just takes in the flat portion of the trunk floor.
Originally posted by 62champ View PostThink it should look something like this:
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Probably - my Uncle had an all original '53 LandCruiser with that weave material in very good shape - makes since the cheaper cars would not have the larger full fitting stuff.Originally posted by 63t-cab View Post
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The picture that 62 Champ posted is exactly like what is in my original '54 hardtop. It is a woven tape of material. The name Burtex sounds familiar.Comment
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My '53 Starliner is a Commander, and its mat, which is original, is also the woven type. But the Bridges book on the '53s and '54s says that all types of coupes for '53 had this mat material (called "Mattex").Comment
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I believe that the correct woven material trunk mat reproductions that are available are only made for C/K models, not for a sedan, that would be different, as the OP has.Originally posted by StudeRich View Post
Of course, since the material is available, the correct mat could be made up.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longerComment
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OK. Thanks for the feedback.American iron, real old school
With two tone paint, it sure is cool
Its got 8 cylinders and uses them all
With an overdrive that just won't stall
With a 4 barrel carb and dual exhausts
With 4.23 gears it can really get lost
Its got safety belts and I ain't scared
The brakes are good and the tires are fair.
Tried to sell her, but got no taker
I"ll just keep driving my StudebakerComment
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