Carpet color/pattern correct for 1974 Options

[jhynesrockmtn]

Hi, working away on a refresh of some items on my Bumblebee. One of the items I want to address is the cheap carpet kit it has that has not been installed very well to boot.

I am going to place an order for a kit. The question is which color. I want to go with the German Loop. There is a black, early charcoal and late charcoal.

Which color is the most appropriate for a Bumblebee with a black interior.

[Jett]

This is a stock BB carpet… I can get better pics but it is not straight black.

Try Autoatlanta as well.

[scallyk9]

This is a stock BB carpet… I can get better pics but it is not straight black.

Try Autoatlanta as well.

Very interesting! My LE Bumblebee built early in March of 1973 (-14854) still has the original carpet and it looks different, more of a "felt" than the loop type yours appears to be. The higher wear areas appear to be blacker as if the gray threads are looser than the black threads. Your car (-15807) may have gotten a later carpet type being produced almost a thousand cars after mine.

I have never seen an all black carpet on any LE I've seen. The color with a black interior has always been what I'd call charcoal, appearing as a kind of salt and pepper felt-like mix.

I've been trying to find a match for the original carpet in my LE for seven years and the closest I've come is what I found inside a restored vintage side car for a 1970's BMW motorcycle at a car show. I talked to the owner and then the restorer who had sourced that carpet in Germany and called the carpet "Haargarn".