Topic: Bench seat and console in a 68

[ruppstang]

67 and 68 Console Bases ARE different and even have different physical C7ZB- or C8ZB- engineering numbers molded on the insides.. That is definitely a 68 pad on a 67 base. The metal bracket on rear is the factory rear bracket for the 68 pad and was obviously used to secure the rear of the pad to a 67 base which was not provisioned for an upper trim pad, hence the odd fitment of the rear of the pad..

That is good to know I never had a 67 and a 68 apart at the same time to see the difference. It seem that there is a lot of mix and match on this car.

[J_Speegle]

Ok guys seats out and look what I found
Tag is dated 12/26/67
My car was built 12/26/67

It reads(I think)

0020-6523-100-1
18Z  D 12 26 67

Or
C8Z0-0503-100-1
1SI D 12 26 67
Tag hard to read

Thought any one?

Interesting - Considering that you car was finished on the same day the seat frame (still had to make its way to the assembly plant, and then assembled with the padding and uph) it makes it a bit difficult to thing that that seat came in the car at that point. Interesting that the dates are exactly the same and that might play into when it was added or just be a coincident since I would guess that they built the seat bottoms in batches due to their limited need  unlike the bucket seat cushions that were likely being made all the time


Thanks for finding the tag - does provide another clue