Ever wonder who made the center consoles?

[fiatslug87]

Found this under my full console.

 

 

 

And found this on the net:

"The automotive parts operation, commonly known as Rantoul Products, had been in Rantoul, IL since the early 1980s. It was originally owned by American Motors, then sold to Accustar, then to Textron until 2001, when it was sold to Collins & Aikman, as part of its purchase of Textron Inc.’s automotive trim division. In 2007, it was sold to Engineered Plastic Components." And was closed in 2017.

 

Just a piece of "our" history.

 

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by fiatslug87
Added closure date

[Pete M]

obligatory question, do they still have the molds? 

[fiatslug87]

That was my first thought. 

[Minuit]

They made the dashboards too.

 

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to reproduce some interior parts? A pipe dream, I know. But I'd really love to have a new production dash pad or some B-pillar trims that don't have to be treated like they're made of sugar glass.

[Pete M]

38 minutes ago, Minuit said:

They made the dashboards too.

 

 

sign me up! 

 

 

[JMO413]

Cool find. And sign me up also.

[eaglescout526]

1 hour ago, Minuit said:

B-pillar trims that don't have to be treated like they're made of sugar glass.

The back panel under the window too with the now ever so fragile clip holders.

[omega_rugal]

How about making a full MJ replica?, its just a lot of sheet metal...

[Pete M]

47 minutes ago, omega_rugal said:

How about making a full MJ replica?, its just a lot of sheet metal...

 

out of stainless.  or aluminum.