Bench Seat?

[a6t9vette]

Are 68 and early 69 front Bench seats the same? At what point in 69 did they add the head resets? My car was built on 3/20/69?

 

[6T9Hemi]

Headrests showed up Jan 1, 1969, option until that point.

 

[roadrunnerh]

I always thought of adding headrests to my '68. I also always wondered whether the frame is the same as headrest frames - meaning did Chrysler make two different backrest portions of the split bench seat?

 

[3BIRDS1X]

Good question, I can't ever recall see headrests on a 68, looking on a 68 option book from Hamtramck Historical might have the answer for you here is the link http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dea ... h-01.shtml (you might have to shorten the link yourself)

 

[CWR]

I had headrests on my '68 Coronet. They were ordered as an option It was a 2 door hardtop

 

[roadrunnerh]

CWR, did your Coronet have a split front bench or buckets?

 

[CWR]

It had a split bench seat.

 

[roadrunnerh]

Hmmmmm........

 

[CWR]

you can see the headrest in this photo

 

[CWR]

It was a 440(model) with 318 cid engine

 

[Basketcase]

a guy I used to know has a '68 Coronet 440, 318 car, had split bech with headrests.

 

[V269]

I believe the seat frames are the same. I am ready to have the headrests installed on my seats as well. When I bought my car some years ago it had the original rear seat in it but the front was either a different one or someone had it recovered as it did not match the rear. When I had the legendary covers put on the installer said the mounting points for headrests are all there. I am pretty much done driving it for this year so I can take the seat backs off and take them in anytime now to have the headrests installed.

 

[ACME A12]

you can see the headrest in this photo

You gotta love this picture; it's like a worm hole back to a better day and time...just think...not a single hunda or turdyota in sight...Chrysler and GM were viable, vibrant corporations...and NO ONE HAD EVER EVEN HEARD OF COMMISSAR HUSSEIN OBAMA... :yesnod:

:jester:

 

[CWR]

And to top it off that car cost me $3200 with my trade which was a 1962 Volvo 544....... I wanted a 383 but couldn't afford the extra which I think was $150 at that time. Anyway It was a great car! As we all have said I wish I had kept it

 

[jays69bird]

My brother after he had his runner had a 68 Coronet 500 convertible blue with a white top,around 74 if I remember right,it had the 318.

 

[SomeCarGuy]

Bench seats are actually hard to find. To think i gave one away about 10 years ago. :brickwall:

 

[glhcarl]

you can see the headrest in this photo

I don't see any headrests on the Dodge in the driveway. :loco:

 

[CWR]

The dodge in the driveway was my Dad's...................no headrests...a 1963 I believe, an economical slant 6, auto push button