73S Targa carpet?

[gearjam]

Ok after owning this car for 26 years and only ever having driving it 2 miles and barely getting home, its time to get moving on it. Why so long you ask? Many other cars, over a hundred actually, house, kids, college and now no wife. This is the only one I have kept. When I bought it it was somewhat of a project and someone had stolen the carpet. As I remember the S had different carpet than the T and E. Is that correct? Where or who do I get the correct carpet from?

[NorthernThrux]

Yes, the S was different than the T and E. Many use perlon, which is incorrect. It should be a cut pile Zellwoll velour, in black (not salt and pepper). I found a correct original set in a 73S coupe that I repaired with some partial sets I collected. The only place I know that sells the right original material is http://www.cabrio.de/khm/index.php?o...=en#wollvelour

Your life story sounds interesting...welcome to the club.
Ravi

[gearjam]

Thanks for the info. My car has tan leather and I don't have any of the original carpet to even see what color or texture it looked like. Is there any place in the USA that might have it?

[NorthernThrux]

The guy doing much of my restoration has a 1973S coupe with tan leather interior, all original, even the paint. He uses the car as a reference. I'll check in with him next week when I am in Toronto.

[gearjam]

Hey thanks, A picture of carpet would be great.

[BOYER73S]

Yes, the S was different than the T and E. Many use perlon, which is incorrect. It should be a cut pile Zellwoll velour, in black (not salt and pepper). I found a correct original set in a 73S coupe that I repaired with some partial sets I collected. The only place I know that sells the right original material is http://www.cabrio.de/khm/index.php?o...=en#wollvelour

Your life story sounds interesting...welcome to the club.
Ravi

I have owned a 73S Targa and it definately had salt and pepper from the factory same as the 3x73 coupes I have owned.

[steve shea]

I have had a 72S and a 73S both with original salt and pepper.

[NorthernThrux]

I wonder why some of the cars were black carpet and others salt and pepper. Any insight ? Clyde and Steve are on different continents, so different markets seems an implausible explanation.

[erick72pors]

I've had many original carpet Ss and Es and they all had salt and pepper velour...

[NorthernThrux]

Hmmm. You guys have me second guessing the carpets I bought from someone on this board who claimed them correct for 73 or from a 73. I honestly forget which. According to this same site, http://www.cabrio.de/khm/index.php?o...=en#wollvelour the black knit velour would be 74- , but should be 22 pieces. Which is 3 more than they say for -73. I'm gonna have to check when I go home.