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Wed May 09, 2012 1:18 pm

Altema wrote: The current carpet in mine was either for the wrong car or they really got their measuremts wrong

The Newton Commercial kit fit perfectly. I warmed the back side of each piece with a heat gun and molded it to the contour where it fit before applying any glue. Properly installing the whole kit is a time-consuming process so take your time and your patients will be rewarded.
I also recommend getting the vinyl binding instead of cloth. Vinyl was used on the OEM carpet and won't fade like cloth. Looks better too IMHO.

Wed May 09, 2012 5:58 pm

Where did you get the seat and door covers? I like the color combo, so if you can recall the specific color combination, perhaps you can pass on those details. I have a 67 coupe in the body/paint shop and will be dealing with the interior soon. You have a beautiful car.

Wed May 09, 2012 6:34 pm

My carpet is coming from Newton Commercial and is for the rear seat support back, rubber floor mats from Lemke and door panels from SMS. Will post pics when they arrive.

Wed May 09, 2012 8:01 pm

rusty57 wrote: Where did you get the seat and door covers? I like the color combo, so if you can recall the specific color combination, perhaps you can pass on those details. You have a beautiful car.
Thanks...

I had Sewfine in Amarillo TX make up the seat covers. They're black vinyl (#001) with Black Marble tweed inserts. The piping is off-white (#029).
I also had them send me some extra vinyl for the seat backs, parcel shelf, hinge covers and the rear seat-bottom surround so that everything matched.
The door panels are original and still in decent shape. The "chrome" is peeling off the plastic trim in a few places but I haven't found anyone who makes a good replacement.

Thu May 10, 2012 7:30 pm

rcooled

Thanks for the reply,and the added pics.

Once again,nice ride.

Fri May 11, 2012 10:34 am

Thanks too. I always thought rcooled seats were navy blue.

Fri May 11, 2012 3:52 pm

c21darrel wrote: Thanks too. I always thought rcooled seats were navy blue.

No...they're black & gray. I'm sorry for the poor color rendering in some the photos I posted in this thread. They were taken outdoors in deep shade and the camera picked up a lot of blue from the sky. I tried to correct them a bit but couldn't make them look right.

Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:12 pm

I really like the way Newton Commercial carpet looks. Question for Rusty 57 the one photo looks like grey while the back seat looks blue. Are they two different cars? Oh I see in a later thread you answered that question. 2-3 weeks for delivery?

Also I did not see seat covers or panels available from Newton Commercial. Did you get yours from them or some other source? I see – again in a later thread that you went for Sewfine for the seats and panels ... what color did you go for your top?

Thanks

Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:23 pm

the vert above is rcooled's 67... Rusty57 has just recently painted his 67 coupe...

Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:08 am

DanapointRock wrote: I really like the way Newton Commercial carpet looks. 2-3 weeks for delivery?
... what color did you go for your top? Thanks

I think 2-3 weeks was about right for delivery from Newton. I went with a black Stayfast canvas top. They've available from several suppliers...I got mine from HoG (along with the padding and headliner). Finding someone I could trust to install it correctly was a bit of a chore. Finally found a small one-man shop in San Jose run by an old gentleman who understood how to do these 3-layer tops correctly.

Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:43 am

rcooled, Very nice vert. Can you please pm me the name of the shop in San Jose? I have a 74 which will need the top installed on and I work in San Jose.

Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:29 pm

I've just stumbled across this thread, and the Newton Commercial carpet set looks really good. The icing on the cake is for once they are in the UK !

I take it you can specify either vinyl or cloth edging for the carpets ?

:D :D

Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:16 pm

carl4x4 wrote: I take it you can specify either vinyl or cloth edging for the carpets ? :D :D

Yes...Newton offers both vinyl or cloth binding on their carpet sets. Just be sure to mention which one you want when you place your order. I would definitely recommend the vinyl. The OEM carpet in my '67, as well as most high-end vintage European cars that I've seen, used vinyl. Cloth binding will eventually fade...especially in a convertible. I've seen black cloth binding fade to a coffee-brown color which looked terrible on charcoal gray carpet.

Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:05 am

rcooled wrote: carl4x4 wrote: I take it you can specify either vinyl or cloth edging for the carpets ? :D :D

Yes...Newton offers both vinyl or cloth binding on their carpet sets. Just be sure to mention which one you want when you place your order. I would definitely recommend the vinyl. The OEM carpet in my '67, as well as most high-end vintage European cars that I've seen, used vinyl. Cloth binding will eventually fade...especially in a convertible. I've seen black cloth binding fade to a coffee-brown color which looked terrible on charcoal gray carpet.

Thanks, what do you use for the sound insulation? (as opposed to sound deadening which I've already used some Dynomat type material)

Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:53 am

carl4x4 wrote: Thanks, what do you use for the sound insulation? (as opposed to sound deadening which I've already used some Dynomat type material)

Being that I mostly drive the car with the top down, I figured that adding additional sound-deadening material would just be a waste of time & money. You'd probably have to line the interior of a Ghia with mattresses to really dampen out all the road noise anyway. My car still has all the original tar-board insulation under the carpet along with all the original engine compartment insulation and I'm leaving it at that.