carpet vs rubber

[Solly]

Still learning, still researching . When I was looking at my 34 I came across another  34 PE 4 door sedan  in the PHX area a very nice restoration in black with the mohair interior however I noticed it was carpeted. My question ,would this vehicle have had some type of carpeting in 1934 ? my gut tells me no it would have been some type of rubber flooring ,my 34's restorer chose a rubber style mat (full) which I am thankful for very easy to clean/brush out, had I gone the street rod rod route I may have appreciated the carpeting but for my application I prefer the rubber believing it to be original style. What would it have been in 1934 ?

[TodFitch]

Plymouths of the 1930s always had rubber mats in the front. Rear seats had carpet.

 

I have seen 1930s Plymouths with AACA first place medallions get knocked down enough points in Plymouth Owners Club judged meets to lose to cosmetically worse cars because of things like carpet in front, body color firewall, wrong year engine, wrong year carburetor, etc. AACA doesn’t know how Plymouths of that era were built so go on general, does it look good and reasonable for a generic car of the era. But the Plymouth club will automatically do a full points deduction for incorrect things like front carpet. So even if your front rubber floor mats are not perfect they are correct and will only get, at most, partial deductions rather than fully deductions.

 

As the "technical advisor" for 1933 models for the Plymouth Owners Club I am acquainted with some of the judging rules. Fortunately, I am mostly into driving so the show field points system is something I am not as fanatical about. That said, I like my car to be as authentic as I can so that it feels, sounds, rides, drives and smells correct for the era.