I have a 64 Buick special wagon that we are doing a partial restore on. We are at the point where we want to put carpet back in it. Our plan was to buy cheap carpet from Ebay. Someone is selling kits for around $165 shipped. However, none of they say they are specifically for the Special Wagon. I searched and didn't find this information. Does anyone know if the 4 door special kit will fit the wagon? It really looks like it will with minimal modification. My concern is that the floors may be a different shape. I cant't believe this car has such good floors. Some basic surface rust but it's extremely well preserved. No cancer anywhere on this whole car, just lots of surface rust from sitting under a tree and being wet inside due to a couple of leaky windows. Thanks, Chass ct
That is my plan for my 67. The front and rear carpets are in two pieces so you can make adjustments up to a point. The transmission tunnel should be the same as the sedan.
The previous owner of this car had put a new carpet in it 10 years ago. It was a 2 piece and fit really well. I'm assuming he bought the 4 door carpet. It was just so wet and stinky there was no saving it. Incidentally, we'll be resealing the back windows and replacing the windshield to keep that from happening again. Chass ct
I think the Special Wagon and Sedan will have the same basic carpet. Sportwagons might be a challenge because of the longer wheelbase.
If there was, I wasn't searching for it. It was nasty. Unfortunately it's long gone now. Knowing the guy I bought it from, I'm sure it wasn't a nice custom fit. He was so cheap he bought a 305 chevy engine to have rebuilt rather than a 350 or something better. Granted, I'm pretty impressed with how well the 305 runs.
Thanks Ted. That is what I suspected. I think I'll order one of the cheaper Ebay carpet kits today. Chass ct
There is a company in New York that has been around forever but it would take me a while to do an internet search. They told me 2 years ago they had all the patterns for my 67 Sportwagon with the third folding seat. I ended up having a local interior shop match the new front carpet that was in the car when I bought it. The shop matched the old rear carpet piece as a pattern and all the pieces that fit on the seat backs and lay flat when seats are down. They used steam to mold the carpet over the driveshaft hump. All ended up looking great.
I ordered the carpet for the 4 door buick special from the cheapest Ebay seller I could find. It came in yesterday so we got started. Below freezing, they feel like they will never flatten out. It did with a heat gun and a space heater in the car. It's not really great manufacturing but you get what you pay for right? Interestingly, it fits just about perfect. They formed it to the 4 door floor and and the bumps and dips are all in the right place for the wagon. I don't see anywhere that we are going to be short material. We'll finish install tonight. I just wanted to update in case someone else finds this thread looking for the same information. My answer would be yes, the 64 buick 4 door carpet does fit a wagon. One note, the manufacturer said it might be short in the back seat area where the carpet comes up under the seat. I do not think that's the case. Chass ct
