1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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Has anyone run across a late build 69 Swinger 340 with 1970 seats from the factory? Build date June 69.
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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Not talking about bucket seats. 1970 bench seat with set back release up on side of seat backs.
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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Not talking about bucket seats. 1970 bench seat with set back release up on side of seat backs. Does the bench seat have a 1970 design/pattern? Do the rear seats also? What does the fender tag say? Notes on Buildsheet?
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Not talking about bucket seats. 1970 bench seat with set back release up on side of seat backs. Does the bench seat have a 1970 design/pattern? Do the rear seats also? What does the fender tag say? Notes on Buildsheet? Front seat has the 70 design. Rear is 69. Fender tag shows D2X No notes on build sheet
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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Long shot question, what color is or was the car, and 4 spd or auto? Car is and was R4 and auto.
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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I understand that they are 70 and 69 "design", but do they both have the same cover pattern? When I say 70 design, I mean seat release up on side of seat. The upholstery pattern is pretty much the same.
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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Unless the car was a very late build - what's the SPD? - I doubt that happened on the assembly line. While I don't know why the seat would be changed, 50 years is a long time... Car was built in early June. Jim (RhinoDart) said he remembered a car fitting the description back in the day with bucket seats. Maybe this is the same car that had the bench put back in many moons ago, but used a 70 front seat instead of the correct 69.
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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There are two different patterns for the 69 Swinger bench seat, regular and deluxe. Can you post some pics?
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Re: 1970 seats in 1969 Swingers
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The base has a flat textured seating surface, and the deluxe has the pleats (think tuck & roll), IIRC. Yes, the 70 also had the same, just sold a base 70 bench seat in green that had the same pattern as the base 69 Swinger...
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I have original upholstery bench seats from both 69 and 70 Swingers sitting in my basement. The upholstery pattern is the same and they both have the seat back releases in the same area on the upper side of the seat back. I have never seen a 69 340 Swinger with the seat release up on the side of the seat backs.
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