Rubber Floors

I want to use original type (or close to it) rubber flooring in my '63 Biscayne two door project instead of carpet.
I have searched here, on Google, and other places, and came up empty.....
Soooooooooo............
Any help here???
I can make it with flat material, but looking for pre shaped, like original, and the aftermarket carpets...
Thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers,
Bob

 

Let me ask the wife today. She does a lot of restoration type interior work. I'll see if she can get what you need.

 

did 'other places' include perusing Hemmings for restoration supply companies? You can look under GM parts for sale, or under Chevrolet parts for sale. Granted, there's probably not many restorers out there demanding the 'skate model' rubber mats, but in Hemmings you just may find someone that bought out some dealer stock and has a full or partial set.

dj

 

Try Phil Reed @ Cl***ic Motor Co. in Kansas City.
816-587-1109
philreed@kcnet.com

 

Anyone had luck buying flat material and using a heat gun or similar method to mold to the floor?

 

Cl***icautoparts.com lists rubber floor mats for Fords so I'm sure someone has them for Chevys. They have Chevy parts but I think they only carry stuff for tri-fives, Chevelles, Novas & Camaros.

 

Ive found that no one makes an original style, original material rubber floor covering. ACC sells something almost like original, except its very thick, looks nothing like what came in your car, and is not moldable unless you heat it up to 1000 degrees.

I have an Olds that came with a rubber mat, I was going to put carpet in it but found a guy that had an original take out mat. No idea where it came from and I didnt ask, I just paid him the money he wanted and ran.

 

Try SMS Auto Fabrics in Portland Oregon. I seem to remember that they had some factory style rubber flooring.
Cheers,and good luck,
ROGER

 

Try Restoriation Supply Company, their on the web.

 

I was at a farm a few months back, the place was recently bought from a guy who bought and sold cars for many decades. The barns were littered with takeoff and spare car parts. If I recall correctly there was shelf with a moderate sized stack of NOS carpets and mats.

If interested PM me, I will give you the current owners contact information

 

try the spray on bed liner...etc rhino-liner or line-x

 

Thanks for the replies...
Checking them all.
One only does Fords.....
Appreciate !!
You guys asking about using flat rubber....I have done it.
Not too bad if you cut and glue as you go. Neat cuts will not look too bad, expecially if you put some single floor mats down...

 

I abandoned this same search a few months back after looking for 3 years for a rubber flooring material for my 64 Biscayne. I found nobody repops it. You will have to find NOS and that will be $$$$$ and crusty if not stored correctly. Good luck and let us know if you do find anything!

 

This is the answer. Later on if you want to run carpet you can go over it with a carpet kit and leave the bedliner for sound & heat insulation.

 

Wonder would lizzard skin work. You can paint if you didn't want the flat color ????????

 

Here is what an original looks like, not what I expected when I found it.

 

I found a repro rubber front mat for my 56 Ford that I'm detuning from a
styleline with carpet into a cheapo Mainline . I'm looking for an original rear mat. I see that they make a universal rear mat with the jute backing but it's dead flat. I'm sure it would look like **** with the wrinkles or the relief cuts. I'm still hoping that someone might have a usable one in a parts car somewhere. If not I guess it will just have to have black carpet in the rear.

I always remember my dad saying, when he bought a new 60 Bel Air HT, that the Impala buyers all run right out and buy rubber floor mats.

I have a friend with a 57 Chevy Utility sedan and he found an NOS mat for the rear cargo tray so I'll keep looking.

 

I thought I saw Dynamat was making rubber flooring in bulk. I might put this in the front of my 32 like Henry did.

 

Bob-

Dumb question, p'raps...but why are you looking to put the rubber floor back in? As part of an honest to god resto on the Biscayne, just because you think it cool, or something else?

I'm not questioning your motives here - I had considered the same thing when I redid the interior in my '63 Biscayne sedan. Never found rubber stuff...went with carpet, and have been happy with it thus far. Of course, I have to remind the kids that spilling their drink would make dad a bit grumpy. ;-) Just my $.02

 

Good question !!
Actually has nothing to do with correct restoration. I just think it would be cool to have, and realate to it, as all my high school cars had rubber flooring.
I have drifted from the original '63 Biscayne sleeper look that I started out wanting to do, and have made some personal changes that I really like (Several on here are not impressed with them though) and rubber flooring is one of them...still keeping it kinda period correct.
Here is a picture of it now...although today I just changed to front tires to Firestone "500" bias plys to go with the bias ply rears....

 

Personaly I never liked carpet in cars,especaily when you have crumb crunchers dropin their juice boxes on the floor or me spillen my beverage.At least us truckers can still get rubber flooring.good luck on your search.

 

Yah I hear you....
I have a Volvo 610 that I pull my camper with....love those rubber floors....very well insulated, and tough. Also look real fine.
Cheers.....

 

For me it's about the time frame that I'm trying to recreate. If you wanted a street racer, you looked for the cherryest cheap model 2 dr sedan to put a hot engine in. The cheapest were the lightest. The goal was a light car.

It was easier to find a cherry 6 cyl 2dr sedan that some old woman drove to church on Sundays. Just basic transportation probably with the clutch linkage and pedals. No frills, no radio. Those were the cars that we wanted in the early 60s to make into street racers or street racer wannabes. Impala SS-es had bucket seats and consoles. The 62 409 bubble top Bel Airs were, and still are perfect examples. They had rubber mats and no carpeting.

Some guys called them sleepers...cheap body big engine. It's not that easy to find them today. Many were parted out for the Impalas and Crown Vic restorations. Many were updated with higher end model parts like bucket seats etc.

My 56 Customline came with carpet and a fancy heater etc. I'm de-tuning it into a bargain ba*****t Mainline. It now has a radio delete plate, a complete heater delete package and a rubber floor mat. I need the rear rubber mat to complete my vision of a sleeper from that era. I've thought about making it into a very rare Business sedan but I think I want to keep the back seat.

You'll probably have to be an old fart like me to remember the style... Street racing from the 60s. It was a fun time.

 

Auto Custom Carpets in Alabama use to offer the rubber mats.

 

http://www.miamicorp.com/default.aspx?Page=Home

These guys have lots of stuff, just bought some mat from them for my 29 roadster.