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This little piece has been lying in my trunk since I got the car a couple years ago. I know there are pressboard pieces that trim the trunk, such as the piece that wraps the trunk lid latch, but this piece is a mystery to me. I cant figure out where its supposed to go. Can anyone ID this and show where it fits? Does anyone repop the hard stock pieces that decorate our trunks? I have the felt pieces that line the main areas. Thanks
That's a piece used to "fill"/cover one of the pockets (left or right) in the rear quarter panels, at the sides of the trunk floor. In place, these give you a full width flat trunk floor and cover the recess where the drain tube exits the body. Whichever side you have, obviously a mirrored piece will fit the other side.
That's a piece used to "fill"/cover one of the pockets (left or right) in the rear quarter panels, at the sides of the trunk floor. In place, these give you a full width flat trunk floor and cover the recess where the drain tube exits the body. Whichever side you have, obviously a mirrored piece will fit the other side.
AHA!! THANK YOU!! This has been driving me crazy lol.
My '67 had cardboard pieces on both sides covering the openings where the drain tubes are. Never knowing what I might carry in the trunk, and having seen that cardboard and water aren't friends, I made patterns and used 1/8" thick plastic pieces. I used two pieces of some excess 1/2" plastic to make a pair of gusset for both sides. On the inside there was a recess where everything fit flush and I used a few pop rivets to secure them. So now if something cool I buy at a swap meet slides over there, the floor won't cave in.
Dug out an old scrap of door card and made a carbon copy of the left side piece. Just took a little care with the sharp knife. Then painted both sides to give a little waterproofing to the cardboard. Nice morning project
Dug out an old scrap of door card and made a carbon copy of the left side piece. Just took a little care with the sharp knife. Then painted both sides to give a little waterproofing to the cardboard. Nice morning project Scrap piece from an old door panel Cut a copy from the original piece Sprayed the back to seal the bare surfaces Sprayed the front with a low gloss black. Done!
On my '67 I installed all new trunk carpet. I used the kit from Fusick. Yes it took a pair of siccors and time to fit it, but everything is covered. It looked so nice I just couldn't install that sad cardboard cover for the latch mechanism. I made mine out of 1/8" plastic.
I also didn't have the plastic jack box and have read how difficult those are to find, so I bought used '66 jack tie down parts from John Dorcey, welded the floor mount ones to steel pieces and screwed them to the floor. I did have to make my own rear carpet taillight covers, but that was easy.
Now I'm looking for a WIDE rubber trunk mat so when I bounce that heavy tire/wheel into my trunk I don't tear my carpet....any suggestions?
Gregg and Russ, your trunks look amazing. When I paint my car I'll finish the trunk with the felt (?) set I've had in a box for a year... Russ, I'm using a trunk mat from a mid-70s Ninety Eight that I happened to find at a swap meet. It's a good bit larger than the Cutlass piece and could be trimmed to fit better front to back, but fits well side to side. I'm sure there aren't any reproductions made for anything like the Toro. If you happen to see an old tan mat, those are usually the size we're looking for.
I also detailed in another thread how I made my own jack box out of foam insulation and poster board. It works fine and looks the part.
Last edited by BSiegPaint; Oct 27, 2025 at 06:11 PM.
If you're interested in correctness, the lug wrench clip is attached to the rear face of the shock tower, to the right of the triangular "female" bracket that holds the top of the bumper jack. I can measure its location if you'd like.
Thanks - not what I would have done but the restorer decided to do it to finish things off as a surprise for me. I'm also in the process of making my jack sleeve as mine is too damaged to salvage; thankfully I still have the styrofoam jack hardware mould in decent shape. I'm using 1/4" black poly posterboard hot-glued together to make the "box". Hope it works. BSieg, I believe the mat you have is the same as the reproduced one I bought from Fusick recently. With the way my trunk was finished out, it was too wide and would require a lot of trimming to fit, but thankfully it fit just fine in my '67 442 ragtop, so that's where it went!
Thanks - not what I would have done but the restorer decided to do it to finish things off as a surprise for me. I'm also in the process of making my jack sleeve as mine is too damaged to salvage; thankfully I still have the styrofoam jack hardware mould in decent shape. I'm using 1/4" black poly posterboard hot-glued together to make the "box". Hope it works. BSieg, I believe the mat you have is the same as the reproduced one I bought from Fusick recently. With the way my trunk was finished out, it was too wide and would require a lot of trimming to fit, but thankfully it fit just fine in my '67 442 ragtop, so that's where it went!
I used a black tri-fold display poster board in my 68 and it came out pretty good.
And it looks like you also have an original Toronado rubber trunk mat - I think they're scarcer than the proverbial hen's teeth. Like others, I had to settle for a full-size Oldsmobile (black) mat and cut it down to match up to Toro trunk.
I used a black tri-fold display poster board in my 68 and it came out pretty good.
Hey Tom - agree, that looks great and was probably easier than the route I'm going with the plastic-style poster board that I was planning on cutting in 4 sections and hot-glueing together. I might need to reassess!
And it looks like you also have an original Toronado rubber trunk mat - I think they're scarcer than the proverbial hen's teeth. Like others, I had to settle for a full-size Oldsmobile (black) mat and cut it down to match up to Toro trunk.
Yes, the original mat in my car was in pretty good shape. It had some staining and discoloration, so I put a coat of dye over the whole thing. Here are some pics.
