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Re: Black carpets in 4-speed cars?
[Re: 6bblgt]
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07/11/16 10:20 AM
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Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy
Rhinodart
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There is a 69 Dart GTS 340 console 4-speed for sale here on Moparts with GREEN carpet! Come to think of it half the console 4-speed cars I owned had no carpet in them when I got them. 4 of the cars were black interior cars.  The 69 Formula 383 console 4-speed Barracuda I had with deluxe interior had remnants of blue carpet, that is my recollection from owning it 25 years ago... 
Last edited by Rhinodart; 07/11/16 10:23 AM.
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Re: Black carpets in 4-speed cars?
[Re: rarefish]
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07/11/16 04:30 PM
07/11/16 04:30 PM
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A collage of whims
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A collage of whims
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What I've seen & owned since these cars were new agrees with 6bblgt EXCEPT for 1 thing: my Decor '69 RR 4spd HT (green Satellite interior) did come with black carpet. (St Louis, midyear Spring Special car.)
I think the buckets/console option and higher trim levels (GTX) would move the spec past the black carpet as some have indicated here & on previous threads. I'd like to see pics of ORIGINAL RRs with consoles, 4speeds and green, red, tan & blue interiors, and any RRs with 4-speed & colored carpets.
My guess is that the black carpet was a cost-control measure - as 6bbl suggests - for the "lesser" trim levels. Chrysler probably a better deal on 20,000 of the same thing than 5,000 of 4 different things. People shopping the higher trim levels wouldn't be as happy with non-matched carpet.
I'm sure there were exceptions/mistakes built, but if 99% follow a common spec, that's probably what was intended.
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Re: Black carpets in 4-speed cars?
[Re: mopar4ya]
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07/11/16 06:07 PM
07/11/16 06:07 PM
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Jacksonville, FL
Chris2581
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Jacksonville, FL
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Maybe just an A body thing. My 70 GTX 4 speed is FK5, white bucket seats, with the burnt orange console and carpet. Or maybe they didn't use a black carpet with the burnt orange interior??. Could you order the burnt orange interior in a A body?, and if so what color was the carpet. My 1970 Road Runner is EK2 paint FK5 interior. Has black carpet and 4 speed
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Re: Black carpets in 4-speed cars?
[Re: 6bblgt]
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07/12/16 01:09 AM
07/12/16 01:09 AM
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Fresno, CA
Jim_Lusk
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My old '66 Barracuda has green interior, green console, green carpet. Original 273 four barrel, four speed.
except interior code "Y" & paint code "Z" are GOLD I just looked at the paint chips on Barry's site. Looking at the pic, I guess that could be more gold than the light green that I thought it was, but this is certainly the original color. Interior was definitely green (dash pad and everything else. Upholstery had been done, but not the dash). I don't have any good interior pics form before the color change.  Original grille color.
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