rubber vs carpet ??

[Badvert65]

I am just curious. When they built the light weight cars, why did they go with carpet instead of rubber floor covering? Was carpet actually lighter than rubber? I was just wondering as the base 'stripper' models were used as a base for building the lightweights but I thought the base models came with rubber flooring instead of carpet.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Carpet got cheaper to produce than rubber and feels better under foot. Lighter maybe?

 

[monaco66coupe]

Chrysler could charge more for carpet, as it was an upgrade that usually came with other things. The choice had Nothing to do with weight.

 

[Badvert65]

I am just specifically wondering why the A990 cars came with carpet vs rubber.

 

[monaco66coupe]

sorry about that, I should have read closer.

 

[mmissile]

They pulled the jute off the back of the carpet in the 67 WO/RO cars.

 

[Deleted member 214]

Carpet is lighter per square foot than rubber.