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Title: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: 68blk500c on December 29, 2021, 09:01:05 AM
It has much darker (charcoal grey--almost black) bristle type fabric.  Hole for gas filler neck is 6" on center from rear edge, much like a 1969 gas tank dimension.

Appreciate your help identifying it.
Don

Title: Re: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: J_Speegle on December 29, 2021, 04:17:39 PM
How close is the material to the felt mats used in 68?

The fact that the passenger side is so long and there is a round hole in that side is interesting as well as may be the key to what it may have been made for or what it came out of
Title: Re: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: 68blk500c on December 29, 2021, 08:32:22 PM
The material is very similar to those "other" 68 trunk mats (non-speckled).  Wheel well contours are different than the Mustang mats that I've seen.  The fact that is for a rear/tail panel mounted gas filler neck should narrow it down.  What other Fords had that?  Cougar for sure.  Maybe Maverick?  Can't be very many designed like that.
Title: Re: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: Harris Speedster on December 30, 2021, 09:07:20 AM
I do not see the cut risers for the trunk floor brackets that also serve as back support for the rear bumper brackets.
Maybe I am missing something?
I believe all mustangs had the risers?
The length of the mat that goes rear word past the trunk drop pockets, appear to be excessively long?
respectfully
John
Title: Re: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: J_Speegle on December 30, 2021, 02:31:49 PM
The "notches" for the rear bumper brackets in the mats would depend on the year, type and supplier of the mat. Most didn't have a notch like many of the early reproductions and the silly little pads to fill in those notches that were included with them. Most applications were not wide enough to go over the passenger side trunk floor or the area around the passenger side rear bumper attachment bracket
Title: Re: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: Special Ed on December 30, 2021, 02:34:42 PM
I seen mats like that in other non mustang ford cars and i think the hole on rh side was for  spare  hold down J-bolt  access to the trunk floor hook.
Title: Re: Anyone recognize this trunk mat?
Post by: 68blk500c on December 30, 2021, 09:24:19 PM
A fellow '68 guy directed me to the Auto Custom carpet website where they show an image for a '71-75 Maverick which matches the pattern in my photo.  So, anyone out there with a high dollar Maverick may want to jump all over this one.

Thank you Mike!