I am getting ready to purchase carpet for my 1970 Maverick. I have read somewhere on the site that the universal carpet kits available from many suppliers will not fit my 1970 model. Has anyone on the site experienced a problem when ordering carpet for an early model Maverick? Are there any known vendors that can supply carpet specific to the early models? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks - Mike
I have....sucks! The only carpets made for a Mav are for the later models. The 69.5/70 has a narrower tunnel, so carpets are baggy and have to be trimmed or cut to fit. Can be done, but you really need a big sewing machine to make it look right.
Pasted below is my entire email thread with a company at Automotivecarpet.com - according to the final results of my questions/answers, it appears that they do have a carpet cut just for the 69.5/70 Maverick - I never ordered one as I had many other things to buy first but will look into this company again when the time comes - send them an email and see if they continue to state they have a direct fit carpet Bob Hatcher Mr. Hatcher, this is a one piece molded kit. Also this is for the smaller hump per our research department. >That price sounds fine and 1 or 2 piece carpet will be fine. I also >fully understand about replacing any non-fitting cut pile carpet >with one of the same. I would like to wait until you do check with >your research department as you stated before I actually place the >order. If you have a carpet that is truly molded to the 70's tunnel, >you may be the only carpet company that does have one to sell. All >other inquirys, to other companies, have been that they do not mold >one for a 69.5-70 Maverick. > >I'll await to hear what your research department lets us know. > >Thank you, > >Bob Hatcher > >--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Auto Carpet Direct <sales@automotivecarpet.com> wrote: > >> From: Auto Carpet Direct <sales@automotivecarpet.com> >> Subject: Re: Enquiry from Auto Carpet Direct >> To: "Bob Hatcher" <mav1970@yahoo.com> >> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 5:32 PM >> Mr. Hatcher, you can still order on >> the site. Just in the comment box state that you would like >> the cutpile instead of the 80/20 The shipping would be about >> $27.00. This would be a one piece molded unless it came >> orignal two piece. We would have to check with our research >> department and they have left for the day. If you order this >> in the cutpile and it did not fit,we would remake you >> another one but it would have to be in the same >> style(cutpile) so the cost of the carpet will be $147.89 >> Shipping $27.00 total amount of the order would be $174.89 >> Let us know if we can help >> >> >> >> >> > Thank you again for the quick reply. Since the 70 >> carpet defaults to 80/20, I would guess that I would have to >> order cut pile over the phone using a credit card. How much >> would the total price be for a black cut pile carpet for my >> 1970 Ford Maverick 2 door (which is the model with the >> smaller transmission tunnel)shipped to zip code 18707? >> > >> > Also is this a 2 piece carpet or a 1 piece? >> > >> > I understand that the cut pile would not be >> returnable, as you stated, but your guarantee that it fits >> still would hold true, wouldn't it? In other words, I could >> return it if it didn't fit regardless of it being 80/20 or >> cut pile? Of course, I definitly want it to fit and not have >> to return it. >> > >> > I got all of the guys on the Maverick/Comet forum >> waiting for me to order one. They are very interested to see >> how it fits. I should have them all chip in to pay for the >> first one. LOL!! >> > >> > Thank you again, >> > >> > Bob Hatcher >> > Mountain Top, Pa 18707 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > --- On Tue, 2/23/10, Auto Carpet Direct <sales@automotivecarpet.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> From: Auto Carpet Direct <sales@automotivecarpet.com> >> >> Subject: Re: Enquiry from Auto Carpet >> Direct >> >> To: "Bob Hatcher" <mav1970@yahoo.com> >> >> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 8:21 AM >> >> Mr. Hatcher, you can order the >> >> cutpile. Keep in mind that since the cutpile >> is not original >> >> style you would not be able to return it for >> that reason. We >> >> do guarantee our carpets to fit. Let us know >> if we can >> >> help. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Thank you for the quick reply. The >> reason that I asked >> >> is that most auto carpet companies simply >> sell the very same >> >> carpet for all years of Mavericks and when >> you try to fit >> >> that carpet in a 1969.5- -1970 maverick, >> folks have had to >> >> pad the hell out of their tunnel in order to >> fit the carpet >> >> due to the it actually being molded for the >> larger tunnel. I >> >> belong to a very large world wide >> Maverick/Comet forum and >> >> if you have a carpet molded to the smaller >> tunner of the >> >> very early Maverick, I can assure you that >> you will be >> >> getting orders from other owners. One more >> thing, the carpet >> >> choice for the 69-70 only gives me a carpet >> in 80/20 and I >> >> want cut pile. Is there a way to order a > > black carpet as cut >> >> pile? >> >> > >> >> > Thank you again, >> >> > >> >> > Bob Hatcher >> >> > Mountain Top, Pa. >> >> > >> >> > --- On Mon, 2/22/10, Auto Carpet Direct >> <sales@automotivecarpet.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> From: Auto Carpet Direct >> <sales@automotivecarpet.com> >> >> >> Subject: Re: Enquiry from >> Auto Carpet >> >> Direct >> >> >> To: "Bob Hatcher" <mav1970@yahoo.com> >> >> >> Date: Monday, February 22, >> 2010, 4:35 PM >> >> >> Mr. Hatcher, this would be >> the small >> >> >> tunnel. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I have a 1970 Ford >> Maverick 2 door and >> >> need a black >> >> >> cut pile carpet for it. I see >> that you sell >> >> carpets for all >> >> >> years of Mavericks but I have >> one question. >> >> The transmission >> >> >> tunnel in a 1969.5 - 1970 >> Maverick is a >> >> small tunnel. They >> >> >> got larger and stayed larger >> right up to the >> >> last year of >> >> >> production in 1977. Is the >> carpet that you >> >> sell for the 1970 >> >> >> Maverick molded for this 1 >> year only smaller >> >> tunnel? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Thank you >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >>
interested, i too am getting ready to buy a new carpet for my 69.5 and would like to know what info you guys find. Im looking to redo my car cheap (its a road warrior not a show car) so im hopin to find something halfway decent without spending a ton. this is what im looking at http://www.auto-interior.com/ford23.htm?gclid=CIP8koCD8KgCFYS8KgodiRUACw#Maverick (3rd one down) If its actually a molded 1 piece full carpet it looks like a decent deal. ill be ready to order in about a week and then ill go ahead and give em a call and find out the details.
I contacted automotivecarpet.com and found that they are a direct supplier for ACC carpet and have been for over 12 years. They looked up the part numbers for the 69/70 2dr model and found that they were the identical number found for the 71-73 version. The number was different for 74-77 when they changed from loop to cut pile. They do not make any carpet specific to the narrower tunnel on the 69 & 70 model. Will keep looking but I sense that some modification will be in my future!!
I guess automotivecarpet.com just told me what I wanted to hear in order to make a sale I'll remember that when the time comes to buy my carpet
Actually, I ordered the carpet yesterday from the link that you supplied; http://www.auto-interior.com/ford23.htm?gclid=CIP8koCD8KgCFYS8KgodiRUACw#Maverick I called the vendor and found that they also utilize ACC as their supplier like most others found on the internet. They have the best price ($127) for the carpet without mass backing. Shipping was very reasonable also. I need the carpet soon so I can get my car back together for some upcoming local shows. I plan to either add additional padding where needed or may spot weld some sheet metal panels on either side of the tunnel to make up the difference. After all of the research, I am pretty certain that nobody makes carpet specific for the 69.5 and 70 model. So, my next thread will be on how I made the carpet for the wider tunnel work on my 70. Thanks to everyone that responded with ideas! Mike
Just get some heavy jute pad from a carpet store and glue it to the tunnel on the front section to build it up. It's no big deal and it will look fine.
@Green70 - Sounds good. Im gonna pull the trigger and order from auto-interior.com early next week. Keep us informed on what you think of the carpet. Hopefully itll work great.
