Molded Carpet or Regular Carpet

Joe Rodriguez said

I have a 1973 Plymouth Valiant. It has an automatic transmission. The floor of the car is pretty flat with the exception of the small transmission "hump". The carpet is pretty much toast and has to be replaced. Does anyone know if the car came with molded carpeting and or if it came with rolled carpet? Economically, it would be less expensive to put high(er) quality rolled carpet instead of the cheaper molded carpet. Any thoughts?

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Molded is the better way to go IMO. I have seen a few 1 piece setups for a 67 Lincoln Contenintal so I would "assume" they can do it for your vehicle, just ask. my 66 dart was a 2 piece, I get mine from ACC or Stockinteriors (I prefer ACC, just because my boss uses then for his 60-70's Lincoln carpet sets that he makes, I have to cut them out and he sews em up) and it's made from the 600 series of carpet. You can get mass backing to make it look stiffer,firmer or "fuller" but it's still 600 loop series carpet thread/loop count and since I already have a sound deadener on my floor i did not need or want the mass backing . On my next set I'm going to ask about the ACC 509 loop series and see if they will do it for me. it is a much better grade of carpet with a longer life, a softer rayon/nylon blend vs the 600 series 100% nylon . Both types will fade in direct sunlight just the rayon/nylon will do it slower and give a bit better look and feel. if you need cut pile then it's a different style number, I think it's called Essex, but I'd call and ask them to see if they can use the better carpet. yes it is more $$ for the better carpet. I ordered extra loop in the 509 series for my convertible side panels and am eagerly waiting on the carpet to show up so I can do my side panels. I can then show the difference from 600 series to the 509 series