Frequently Asked Questions
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Codes - Interior
Short answer: The 1968 Custom Trim Option is code 554, and the trim-tag style number tells you what your car has. Note that the Custom Trim Option (554) and the Custom/Deluxe interior are separate — you can have the option with standard interior.
| Coupe | Conv. | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 22337 | 22367 | Standard interior, no Custom Trim option |
| 22437 | 22467 | Standard interior, with Custom Trim option |
| 22637 | 22667 | Deluxe (Custom) interior, with Custom Trim option |
Custom Trim Option (554) included: deluxe wheel discs, deluxe steering wheel, molded-vinyl door and quarter trim, vinyl-and-weave seats, roof-rail moldings, wheel-opening moldings, instrument-panel grip (grab bar), pedal trim, and dual horns. It also came with different (longer) window regulators.
Speculated as included (not confirmed): 160-mph speedo, “BIRD” emblem on the glove-box door, custom/deluxe seat belts (brushed-metal buckles), the small white “BIRD” etched on the front side glass, interior windshield A-pillar moldings, and wheel trim rings (when ordered with Rally II wheels).
Any of these items could be ordered individually on a standard-interior car (22437/22467) — except the deluxe interior itself, which defines 22637/22667.
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Short answer: The 1968 Custom Trim option (554) included: Custom seat covers (Morrokide + stitched knit vinyl), custom molded door and quarter trim panels, the assist bar above the glovebox, dual horns, deluxe wheel covers, deluxe steering wheel, custom pedal trim, front & rear wheel-opening moldings, drip-rail moldings (coupes), and windshield-pillar garnish moldings.
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Bulletin 68-I-12 — Pontiac Motor Division Dealer Service Information Bulletin, Section 2, dated October 10, 1967. Attention: Service Manager.
Subject: 1968 Refinish Paint Specifications.
Short answer: Copies of the 1968 Pontiac refinish paint charts from Ditzler, DuPont, and Rinshed-Mason were attached to this bulletin; a complete listing of 1968 exterior and interior paint color names, codes, and stock numbers was scheduled to appear in the November Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog.
Attached to this bulletin were copies of the 1968 Pontiac refinish paint charts as published by Ditzler, DuPont, and Rinshed-Mason (see the scan below).
A complete listing of 1968 exterior and interior paint color names, codes, and stock numbers was to appear in the November Pontiac Chassis Parts Catalog.
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Short answer: Headrests (head restraints) were an option — here’s how they show up across the documentation (note the sources don’t fully agree on the code):
- Billing card/manifest: 1967 = code 572; 1968 = code 572; 1969 = nothing listed.
- Sales manual: 1968 head restraints = code 571, $52.66.
- Body tags: 1967 has trim codes (Z = buckets without headrests, Y = buckets with headrests, H = standard bench); 1968 and 1969 references have no headrest body-tag code.
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Short answer: Leather (code 281, Saddle) became available on the 1968 Firebird on June 6, 1968, only with the Custom Trim option and only in that one Saddle color. It’s a very rare option — documented on only a few 1968 Firebirds in the Registry.
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