[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham

A-Snake,

You are correct. It looks like Karvel has updated their backing. I suspect that is why the tag reads Karvel 2000.

Heritage Upholstery & Trim - About Our Materials

Here is a quote from the website. FYI BAS Ltd is the parent company of Heritage Upholstery & Trim

"Karvel™ (Jute Backed) Carpet
Karvel is historically the correct factory original carpet for many post war British Cars. Pre-war Karvel contained small amounts of hogs hair and wool, but in the 1950's this was replaced with the harder wearing synthetic blend of rayon/viscose/nylon. The original backing was rubber dipped with jute/hessian backing. Karvel has a very distinctive corrugated pile sometimes referred to as "corn rows" that give it a distinctive lush pile. The pile height however varied depending on the auto manufacturer's specification and the fact that auto carpet making in post war Britain was not a science. No two milling runs were the same! Some original Karvel that has survived on original unrestored British Sports Cars appears to have a whitish fleck in the pile. This is entirely due to the fact that the aging of Karvel and exposure to sunlight had faded the original dye color from some of the fibers. Original Karvel was a uniformed non-flecked color.

Available in 3 colors, Red Black and Blue.

Karvel™ Carpet History
Originally manufactured by John Crossley & Sons, Halifax, England. Karvel was widely used in many British Cars, A.C., Austin Healey, Jowet, Morris, Triumph (pre TR4), MG (T-Series) to name but a few. The original manufacturer stopped producing Karvel in the late 1960's. BAS Ltd. UK parent company of Heritage Upholstery & Trim was very proud to reintroduce reproduction Karvel in 1996. Karvel carpet is a registered Trade Mark and exclusive offering of Heritage Upholstery & Trim."