Hi Guys, I inherited a couple truckloads of parts with my 68 when I bought it. There are some interesting parts. I found an original 400 front bumper, a bunch of red interior parts, a bunch of deluxe black interior parts, some strange automatic shifters (they have supports on each side and you squeeze the bar in the middle to shift) maybe camaro?, 4 speed pedals and linkage, and a ton more stuff. There are a pair of bucket seats and a back seat. I haven't seen seats like this in a 67 or 68 before so I'm not sure what they are. They have headrests and the back seat appears to be a different pattern than the front. I like the idea of the headrests but not sure what they came out of. Is there a way that I can post a pic so maybe some of you guru's can ID them? Thanks! dave

OK\... let's see if this works...........yes, they're dirty.....they were in the barn! LOL

Head rests were standard in '69. Only two cover options were available, standard and deluxe. We need to see the pics of the pattern to know if it's 'bird or Camaro.

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Oh, you figured it out. The back seat is Firebird deluxe. The fronts are standard '69 Camaro.

Thanks a bunch for the help! I bet the shifters are from camaros also. Thanks! dave

The shifter could be Camaro since Firebirds have the button on the top... for '68-9 anyway.

Since they are Camaro seats you should check out those headrests for date codes. You could have some rare early models. There are some 67 and 68's out there with headrests.

Headrests are way too big for '67, and seat backs appear to be '69 height. But checking first is a good idea.

68's are about the same size as 69's. The biggest clue that these are 69 head rests for sure is they are tipped. The other years are straight.

There was a question brought up about the pitch of the head rests. Date codes from the head rests with the cant were early production '69. The ones without the cant were later '69. I think we narrowed it down to the month GM made the switch. That thread is a couple of years old by now. Vikki, do you happen to remember?

the fronts look like std front seat for 69(b/c of the head rests)...the back seat is the same as my 69 deluxe...
just hose them down...

Where would I find the date code? Anyone need the back seat? I'm in the St. Louis area.

Dave, you will find the headrest date code on the shaft of the headrest.My straight bar headrests were stamped faintly on the bar with some sort of ink? and my curved bar headrests were date stamped in the metal.

David

Date code is on the headrest shaft. Just pull them out. My Nov 68 built has codes stamped in the straight shafts.

We compared a bunch of Lordstown birds built October-December 1968 and found that the December cars have the angled headrests and the pre-December have the straight headrests. Dash balls (horizontal vs. cross) changed over late October or early November.

You guys know your stuff! Stamped in the metal was 1 30 69. Thanks! Does anyone use these in their 67 or 68? Is it a "bolt-in"? Dave

The entire seat assembly will bolt right into a '67. If ordering upholstery, be sure to order for '69 as '67 were a different height seat back. Back seat covers are the same for all three years (sizewise) so you can match a set although not the correct pattern for '67.