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gearheadbill · 12-08-2017, 10:21 PM

I'm sure to drive you guys nuts with the many questions I'm posting, but... what would the rear floor (behind the seat...not trunk) have been covered with?
A mat? This car has auxiliary jump seats not a package tray. Thanks

Dave Castle · 12-08-2017, 10:35 PM

Depends, if my grandkids were back there it would be covered in either popcorn or potato chips, (sorry could not resist).

ronford · 12-09-2017, 01:32 AM

The area is covered with 3 pieces of carpet. The center piece goes over the drive shaft
hump and is not bound on the edge. The other 2 pieces cover the floor on each side of
the drive shaft hump and are bound on the edge.
Cutouts slits are in the carper under the opera seats through which pass the mounting
hardware for the seats. The carpet is a brown/tanish color.

swoopNZ · 12-09-2017, 12:29 PM

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Most of the USA assembled 39 coupes I have seen had a type of " bitumen " material bonded to the floor in that area.
Our locally assembled Ford coupes in NZ ( ex Canada ) did not have it.
The 39 sedans had the carpet, but not the 39 coupes.
The 39/40 Ford Body parts list shows a LH and RH carpet and a Tunnel carpet for the 40 coupes with the jump seats
Chris.NZ.

12-08-2017, 10:21 PM	#1
gearheadbill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 401	more 1940 coupe questions I'm sure to drive you guys nuts with the many questions I'm posting, but... what would the rear floor (behind the seat...not trunk) have been covered with? A mat? This car has auxiliary jump seats not a package tray. Thanks

12-08-2017, 10:35 PM	#2
Dave Castle Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Carmel, Ca Posts: 269	Re: more 1940 coupe questions Depends, if my grandkids were back there it would be covered in either popcorn or potato chips, (sorry could not resist).

12-09-2017, 01:32 AM	#3
ronford Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 69	Re: more 1940 coupe questions The area is covered with 3 pieces of carpet. The center piece goes over the drive shaft hump and is not bound on the edge. The other 2 pieces cover the floor on each side of the drive shaft hump and are bound on the edge. Cutouts slits are in the carper under the opera seats through which pass the mounting hardware for the seats. The carpet is a brown/tanish color.

12-09-2017, 12:29 PM	#4
swoopNZ MEMBER EMERITUS Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,380	Re: more 1940 coupe questions Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Most of the USA assembled 39 coupes I have seen had a type of " bitumen " material bonded to the floor in that area. Our locally assembled Ford coupes in NZ ( ex Canada ) did not have it. The 39 sedans had the carpet, but not the 39 coupes. The 39/40 Ford Body parts list shows a LH and RH carpet and a Tunnel carpet for the 40 coupes with the jump seats Chris.NZ. Last edited by swoopNZ; 12-09-2017 at 11:46 PM.