NOS Floor Mats! - No - those were made last week...

[53k]

For comparison, here is the original set in my '64 Avanti.

[drew72mgb]

A side note for those building a street rod - John is pouring these - by hand. And there are ways to do some custom things to these. You would need to inquire if he would do a special set.

For example - he can mix a small batch of red, and handpaint with colored RTV the red circle - and then, with a small batch of white, do the 'S' and the ring - then pour (fill) the mold with black RTV. The material will bond to itself. This would take time, and he might not want to do it - but for those customizers, it would make for an awesome mat....

Might even be able to get non-stock colors..... The purists are gonna 'cringe'

Drew

[rockne10]

Richard,might be best to give John a call.

I sent John an email last night to the address I listed in post #2. Haven't received a response but the daemon mail has also not bounced it back.

[62champ]

For comparison, here is the original set in my '64 Avanti.

Is the Avanti dimmer switch in the same location as the Lark? Looks like these new mats have a hole to slid over the dimmer switch - which between that and wrapping around 3/4 of the accelerator pedal would not allow the mat to move much, if at all.

Thanks for the photo.

[63t-cab]

Not sure if it will be ? but not sure how often he checks emails ? I think the cell will be faster <G> and I think you'll really like his product !

I sent John an email last night to the address I listed in post #2. Haven't received a response but the daemon mail has also not bounced it back.

[studejack]

Gentlemen, as others have said above, I had hoped for years that someone would reproduce these floor mats. But many years ago when I suggested the idea to Ed R., he demurred, explaining that they could not be reproduced affordably. Not three years ago, however, Mr. McCall stopped by my table at York and inquired whether I would let him have the pair of NOS front mats I had for sale, because he wished to reproduce them and needed a pattern. Frankly, I did not think I would ever see this dream fulfilled. But lo and behold, there they were at York, and yes, I purchased a black set of his mats for the front of my '64 convertible. (I already own an NOS rear black mat.) In talking to some anonymous folks at York, I gleaned that Mr. McCall is an excellent craftsman but a less-than-excellent businessman. Thus, it surprises me not a whit that he never returned your emails. At York when I handed him the $175 cash for my set, he took the money off-handedly, never thanked me, never even looked at me. I say this not to complain, but merely to illustrate the sort of fellow he appears to be: serious about craftsmanship, indifferent to salesmanship. As for the material he uses, compared to the original vinyl or rubber it is stickier and shinier, which in one way is good because his repros lack the small gripping nibs that appear on the originals. F.y.i, I also heard that Ed might soon be offering his own version; at what price I cannot say. Stay tuned!

[drew72mgb]

I spoke with John via phone (Saturday 3/24) - the phone number listed IS CORRECT - just sometimes the mailbox is FULL! His computer had gone down a few weeks ago - and he has not been able to retrieve emails.

[jackb]

Is he taking orders and...more importantly, if his phone box is full, whet's the turn-around time for a set ???

[bezhawk]

I've been trying to call him all week, and his voice mailbox is still full, and I get disconnected before I can leave a number. (3/30).

[JBOYLE]

Looking at the photio in post #13 of Matt's car, I was wondering is that a narrow cut out on the right side of the driver's mat? If so, what's it for?

And does he have a special pattern for Avantis...or do the Lark sets work well?

[mbstude]

Looking at the photio in post #13 of Matt's car, I was wondering is that a narrow cut out on the right side of the driver's mat? If so, what's it for?

The cutout is to clear the gas pedal. 65 and 66's used a hanging pedal instead of the floor mounted one.