1961 Valiant Wagon
Last week I got a major piece that I have been looking for, for a long time. Front and rear rubber floor mats. Yes, Rubber Mats... They are alot harder to find the Valiant ones than I expected... But I should expect that cause everything is 60 years old now. These are nice and soft and pliable. I had a set but they were pretty bad even when I got them back in the 90's. So why didnt I go carpet....Cause carpet wasnt an option in 61 for the Valiant wagons. It was for the sedans and hardtops.. But not for the wagons. And I am trying to keep to the look as if I walked into a dealership in 1961 and ticked as many option boxes as I could. (Plus a couple of other 60-62 options from other countries) So I have already put in some sound and heat deadener on the floor. I will lay out some under felt really soon and then lay the mats in place... Photos will come. I am also getting the last of the roof rack stainless parts polished up. They are NOS but have an unsightly couple of shelf scratches on them. And they are right at eye level for me on the wagon.
I have also put some time into the steering column clock. This was a Canadian option for the 60-62 Valiants. Sits smack bang between the speedo and temp/amp/fuel gauges but in front on the steering column. It will look good along with the Mexican Acapulco Valiant Tachometer that will sit outside the gauge cluster but inline with the speedo gauge. The good thing is these have all the same letter and number font across all the gauges. Makes it look sharp.