Just wondering if anyone know if it was a rare option for the rear fold down seat in 1967 and how many were produced with this option in 1967?

All I know is that my tag says I have it, but I haven't gotten far enough into my build to find out.

they are rare and desirable by alot of people. if only for the convenience factor.

ben, if you have one the release will be on the drivers side top of the seat.

If he has one in his 67 they just pull down. No release.

I was wondering if anyone knew how many were built with this option cause my 67 has this option and it was factory installed. Thanks guys......Roger

There is no break down for the production of the fold down seat option. They were fairly popular with the golfing set. I've had 5 1st gens Birds with them and 3 1st gen Camaros too. You will find a lot of them discarded because of the heavy weight. The racers always took them out.

Then they are not as rare as I expected! Alright...thanks for the info!

They are rarer than they were.... Many have been discarded.

To give you an idea how rare they are, I went to the Eckler Camaro/"f" body car show this past fall and there were only 2 cars there out of 160+ that had the fold down rear seat, mine and one other. So all in all there arern't too many first gen "f" bodies out there with them.

In addition, it is unreal how many people are attracted to this silly option. When I was at the Daytona Turkey Run this past Nov. it was amazing how many people were drawn to our car as soon as they looked in and saw the rear fold down seat. Crazy how something so basic and really kinda silly can be such a big deal, I guess it's just the cool factor thing...

Cool, that makes are cars just a little more special than most..LOL ! Thanks for the info.

It's more than just cool... Back in the 60's many avid sports car fans believed for a car to be a 'true' sports car they had to have only two front seats and no back seat. I have a video of some old commercials that says it clearly. So, if you flip your back seat down your car qualifies as a 'true sports car'.

The popularity of this option might be influenced by the fact that it's a standard design feature these days on a lot of cars. My wife's 1999 Accord has it along with my 2006 Mustang.

I don't think so. The newer cars have a more functional version that opens into the trunk. I can't imagine why anyone would want their classic to resembly these newer cars. I do see the resemblence to some of the older two seater Vettes. I think the major 'interest' that has been mentioned at car shows is your basic fascination with gadgets and gimmicks in the older cars...

You mean the rear seat area supports were not cut away for the fold down seat option on Firebirds?

My 70 Mustang Fastback did not have the folding seat option, but the upper rear seat cushion was mounted to a metal plate with hinges. After removing a section of trim at the edge of the package tray, the seat would, in essence, fold down providing complete access to the trunk (similar to my new Mustang) The back of the hinged plate was black painted metal and formed the barrier between the trunk and the seat. In other words, "most" of the folding rear seat option was installed in all the Mustangs

I assumed the Firebird folding seats also allowed access to the trunk.

They do not open into the trunk. That's why they are so adaptable into cars that didn't come with them originally.

Sweet!