Dan,
After thinking about it, I would hate to take responsibility for your
original Sprite rubber floors, and I'm more into Midgets than Sprites
anyway, so I will give you the name of the company that can reproduce the
floors and you or George can send your originals to them for a quote to
reproduce them exactly as the originals. They can do them in any color and
any shade. The name of the company is: Corson Rubber Products in Clover,
S.C. ; phone # is (803) 222-7779; e-mail address is:
kgzion@corsonrubber.com The man to talk to there is Ken Zion. He is
very friendly and helpful.
Bob
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> From: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@videotron.ca>
> To: Bob Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
> Subject: Re: Rubber Floors for Mark I Midgets
> Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 12:40 PM
>
> Bob Wiedemeyer wrote:
> >
> > Daniel,
> >
> > I don't have the issue in which this ad appeared as I don't subscribe
to
> > the magazine and was reading it at either a newsstand or at a waiting
room
> > somewhere. If no one can find the ad, and if the Midget rubber floors
turn
> > out as good as the manufacturer told me that they would, I may just go
> > ahead and have him make the molds for the floors for the Sprites too.
> > (There seems to be more demand for these anyway.) I would have to get
> > ahold of a set of excellent original Sprite rubber floors somewhere
first,
> > though, for him to use as a copy.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@videotron.ca>
> > > To: Bob Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
> > > Subject: Re: Rubber Floors for Mark I Midgets
> > > Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 10:10 AM
> > >
> > > Bob Wiedemeyer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Daniel,
> > > >
> > > > The Sprites used a ribbed pattern design, while the Midgets used a
> > bumpy,
> > > > "splatter" type design. (FYI, the Sprite rubber floor mats are
already
> > > > available from a company in England, as they had an ad in
"Practical
> > > > Classics" magazine several months ago for them. I didn't pay too
much
> > > > attention to the ad at the time because all I have are Midgets, but
if
> > you
> > > > look back at some old issues, you should be able to find the ad.)
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > > ----------
> > > > > From: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@videotron.ca>
> > > > > To: Bob Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
> > > > > Subject: Re: Rubber Floors for Mark I Midgets
> > > > > Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 10:20 AM
> > > > >
> > > > > Bob Wiedemeyer wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've found a rubber manufacturer who can make exact copies of
the
> > > > original
> > > > > > rubber floor coverings for '61 and '62 Mark I Midgets, using a
near
> > > > perfect
> > > > > > original set from one of my Mark I's that I provided him to use
as
> > a
> > > > > > template. The molds will cost somewhere between $10,000 and
> > $20,000 to
> > > > > > make. Before I tell him to go ahead and make the molds (I have
5
> > Mark
> > > > I
> > > > > > Midgets that all need these floors), I'd like to find out if
anyone
> > is
> > > > > > interested in buying a set of these rubber floors (assuming the
> > quality
> > > > is
> > > > > > excellent) to spread the high cost of these molds over a
greater
> > number
> > > > of
> > > > > > people. Let me know if you have any interest in a set of these
> > floors.
> > > > > > The cost per set will depend on how many sets are made, but I
would
> > > > guess
> > > > > > it would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 to $500 if
about
> > 40
> > > > to
> > > > > > 50 sets are made, and $200 to $300 if 80 to 100 sets are made.
> > Each
> > > > set
> > > > > > would include the original 5 pieces.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bob W.
> > > > > > boxweed@thebest.net
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > If they are the same as Bugeye floor mats I will take two sets in
> > Green.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Daniel T.
> > >
> > >
> > > You have captured the imagination of myself and a few others on the
> > > spridget list. I went back and looked a few recent issues of
Practical
> > > classics and could not find the advertisement you talk about.
> > >
> > > Any chance you could dig it up for me and pass on the info?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > > Daniel
>
>
> I have an NOS transmission tunnel piece. I believe George Marinos has an
> original complete set in his car.
>
> Daniel
>
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