original carpet 1970 442?
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original carpet 1970 442?
was looking under the drivers sill plate tonight and found this tag. does anybody know if this is an aftermarket carpet maker or could it be the original carpet. car is low miles and mostly original. i can;t find any reference to this tag on the net. any help appreciated. thanks
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I have the original black carpet in my '70 W30 and the color is pretty solid. The car didn't sit out in the sun for years and years so that likely accounts for some of the lack of fading but my bet is they utilized some chemicals in the dyes back then that are no longer used. Had an original owner '70 Buick Stage 1 here recently for quite some time and the original black carpet had definitely "browned out" a bit where it wasn't covered by the floor mats on the front half.
#8
Picked it up in May from the second owner.
Car is all original paint and stripes from the factory, but the front buckets were recovered, so I just assumed the carpet had been replaced since it was in excellent condition. Then last night I opened the dual gate cover to lube the thing and noticed old cig. buts and stuff inside, that shouldn't have been there if the carpet had been replaced.
The rallye red really pops in the sun.
#9
No...most NEW carpets fade.....these old originals must have used some "better living through chemistry" chemicals in the dyes that don't get used any longer. Down here, the original black carpets fade to a brownish color (with heavier sun exposure) but the loops remain nice so they can be dyed.
I have the original black carpet in my '70 W30 and the color is pretty solid. The car didn't sit out in the sun for years and years so that likely accounts for some of the lack of fading but my bet is they utilized some chemicals in the dyes back then that are no longer used. Had an original owner '70 Buick Stage 1 here recently for quite some time and the original black carpet had definitely "browned out" a bit where it wasn't covered by the floor mats on the front half.
I have the original black carpet in my '70 W30 and the color is pretty solid. The car didn't sit out in the sun for years and years so that likely accounts for some of the lack of fading but my bet is they utilized some chemicals in the dyes back then that are no longer used. Had an original owner '70 Buick Stage 1 here recently for quite some time and the original black carpet had definitely "browned out" a bit where it wasn't covered by the floor mats on the front half.
Good to know.
In Alberta our roads are salted/chemically treated in winter and the chemicals usually get transferred to a cars carpet thru foot traffic. This and the sun in summer turns carpets to crap. The old carpets are definitely heavier than repos.
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Vaughn
Notice the 1969 date code on the carpet tag. That carpet is original.
Like Randy I too dyed the carpet in my 1970 W31 & it really was an improvement.
Pull the back seat & look for a broadcast card attached to the seat spring base. That is where I found the cards for both my 1970 W-31 & my 1972 W-30.
Dave
Notice the 1969 date code on the carpet tag. That carpet is original.
Like Randy I too dyed the carpet in my 1970 W31 & it really was an improvement.
Pull the back seat & look for a broadcast card attached to the seat spring base. That is where I found the cards for both my 1970 W-31 & my 1972 W-30.
Dave
#11
No...most NEW carpets fade.....these old originals must have used some "better living through chemistry" chemicals in the dyes that don't get used any longer. Down here, the original black carpets fade to a brownish color (with heavier sun exposure) but the loops remain nice so they can be dyed.
I have the original black carpet in my '70 W30 and the color is pretty solid. The car didn't sit out in the sun for years and years so that likely accounts for some of the lack of fading but my bet is they utilized some chemicals in the dyes back then that are no longer used. Had an original owner '70 Buick Stage 1 here recently for quite some time and the original black carpet had definitely "browned out" a bit where it wasn't covered by the floor mats on the front half.
I have the original black carpet in my '70 W30 and the color is pretty solid. The car didn't sit out in the sun for years and years so that likely accounts for some of the lack of fading but my bet is they utilized some chemicals in the dyes back then that are no longer used. Had an original owner '70 Buick Stage 1 here recently for quite some time and the original black carpet had definitely "browned out" a bit where it wasn't covered by the floor mats on the front half.
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