Here is a screen shot of the 1969 Dodge Coronet Dealership Data Book. As you can see that color-keyed carpet was "NA w/ 4 spd. man. trans". That is where all the confusion comes from. According to this book (which is direct from Chrysler), you would believe that a car with a 4 speed could not get color coded carpet and black was the only thing available.
Between a couple members rooting me on... and curiosity getting the best of me, I decided to go ahead and remove a piece of carpet from my car and clean it up. Again, my '69 Super Bee was built at Lynch Road with a 383, 4spd, bench seat, B3 blue exterior, B7 blue interior. The build date on the fender tag is June 6, 1969... so it was built alongside the A12 cars.
I decided to reach way up under the dash on the driver side and cut out a piece that has not been in the direct sunlight, has not seen much traffic, and has not had anything spilt on it. It was actually tucked behind the driver side fresh-air vent housing. I cleaned it up with warm water and nothing else. At first I was positive that it was black, but when I hold it under the light, you can see the dark blue fibers. I strongly believe that is indeed the original carpet to the car, 1. because it has the brown colored jute padding on the back, and 2. the car was last driven in 1980 where it was left for dead... until I bought it.
Hope this helps someone... or maybe it will leave you scratching you head even more. Ha
Justin
"CornDog"
