1955 Ford/Mercury 2dr Hardtop carpet suggestions?

[mercman from oz]

1955 Mercury Monterey 2-door Hardtop - Sunglaze/Alaska White

[jk2257]

Looks like my car from one of the various sites it was listed at prior to the last owner purchasing it. As with any of these old cars there was a good bit wrong with it:

Poorly rebuilt carburetor

Front bumper kicked up on the driver's side (some genius decided it would be great to weld all the bumper brackets together!)

A starter bendix that exploded the moment it came off the transport and an extremely misaligned driver's door.

Ugly brown carpeting added by the last dealer.

Door locks were difficult to work due to missing lock grommets and incorrect pull knobs.

Extremely shoddy windshield installation

Thankfully these old cars are fairly easy to work on so it was just a matter of time and money to sort out the negatives.

[jk2257]

I purchased this carpet from ACC, and while the color is a LOT better than the brown, the center seam on the transmission hump is poorly done.
I think I'm going to purchase an extra yard and follow the advice given and try to find a trim shop who can do a more competent job of sewing. Aside from the "pucker" at the center of the hump, the seam is actually crooked.

No real complaints about the rest of the carpeting, just that goofy seam in the center of the hump!

[mercman from oz]

[mercman from oz]

Front bumper kicked up on the driver's side

[jk2257]

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The kicked up bumper was nothing a grinder couldn't fix! What's shocking to me is that it was offered for sale at 2 different dealers and neither of them bothered to fix the bumper! Even more disturbing is that the buyers for the car either never noticed or cared that it was so horribly misaligned.

[mercman from oz]

All fixed and looking perfect.