Re: 1937 120 Trunk Shelf
Posted by HH56 On 2020/7/24 9:00:12
As you said, there appear to be no good photos of a 37 trunk shelf readily found. We don't have a 37 fact book but there is a poor photo of a 36 and 38 trunk in those year fact books. From the photos showing what appears to be a full width shelf, I would guess it was made from the plywood others have suggested and the wood edge was exposed. It would appear the shelf just has a thin mat laying on top. Another thread has a photo of what is thought to be an original 39 mat posted in comment #15 on the second page.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=144048#forumpost144048
Since the 120 was a basic car and even had a bare bones rubber mat covering the front seat floor, I would doubt the trunk mat was anything as luxurious as regular carpet. Even into the 50s the basic trunk mat was a very thin piece of support material with a coarse fiber like coating on one side. In 37 I would not expect much more than a rubber mat or the thin fiber piece similar to that of the 39.
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Since the 120 was a basic car and even had a bare bones rubber mat covering the front seat floor, I would doubt the trunk mat was anything as luxurious as regular carpet. Even into the 50s the basic trunk mat was a very thin piece of support material with a coarse fiber like coating on one side. In 37 I would not expect much more than a rubber mat or the thin fiber piece similar to that of the 39.
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