Bert
I know Biff's car and he should have the rubber mat as they were installed
through the 61 production of the MK II. According to the article the in 62
they installed carpet from the factory. I don't think the Heritage
certificate shows all the mat details or does it? Anyone have the mat &
color on their certificate?
Lin
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Bert Shirey
<bertshirey at zoominternet.net>wrote:
> Linda and all--
>
> Let me get off the bearings a moment. Maybe contribute something. I
> haven`t been following this thread all along, but regarding the rubber mat
> question, Biff Jones who has from time to time posted here has a MK II
> Sprite
> with less than 2K miles! Believe me. I`ve seen it at our MGs of Baltimore
> Rocks show. Biff`s car is black with red rubber mats. I`m not certain but I
> think it is a 61.
>
> I`ve misplaced his contact information.
>
> Most people back in the day tossed the flimsy rubber mats, went to MG
> Mitten or Pep Boys and bought carpet.My first Bugeye was three years old
> and
> had carpet that was already well worn.
>
> The lady I got my current Bug from bought it new. She said she tossed
> the
> mats and couldn`t see why I would want them.
>
> Years ago I found a NOS tranny mat for the Bugeye. It was green. The
> mat.
> Bug is white. I understand most of the survivors are green.
>
> Rubber supposedly can`t be reliably dyed, but I found a coating used
> for
> rubber boats, Zodiacs, that permanently bonds to the rubber. The stuff was
> expensive and tricky to apply but looks like it did the job. So my mat is
> now
> black. For what it`s worth because I don`t put it in the car.
>
> The carpet looks better.
>
> Bert Shirey
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