69 Road Runner Interior Confusion - Please Help

I have a 69 RR hardtop. I know the hardtops automatically got the "decor" group option with rear armrests with ashtrays and so forth. At least I think I know that.

I am using the Charger, Roadrunner and Superbee Restoration guide, which I am rapidly losing faith in because I find it confusing at times, and this interior question is one of those times.

My car came with silver door panels and rear seat. There was no black in the rear seat. Someone before me had covered the front bench in solid black, which I believe is incorrect. I see no silver interior option in my guide, and I think I have deduced that the seats were some combination of silver and black, and that the steel in the door above the door panels is silver as well, and the dash/dash pads are black.

I also think I figured out that the door panels were supposed to be black and silver too, but mine weren't, and it had the original door panels in it I believe.

So, can anyone help me out? I don't know what door panels or seat covers to buy, or what is supposed to be right. I am changing the color from turquoise to black, but I would like to keep the car as original as possible.

I sure do appreciate any help anyone can offer me. I am at a loss.

Clay

Let's start with more questions.

What is the interior code on your fender tag?

What is the upper door panel paint code on your fender tag?

1. If that's the Paul Herd book, throw it away.
2. Go the the Hamtramck Historical site, and look up the '69 Belvedere/etc trim guide. Look for the interior option code that matches the one on your fender tag.
3. If your door panels are original, and have horizontal "pleats" in them, that's the Decor (Satellite) interior, which is the RR HT trim level. Decor seats will have horizontal pleats in their inserts instead of the coarser grain, which in '69 would have vertical pleats in their center.
4. Pewter was an available interior color in '69 but not for the Belvedere/base RR cars. Silver & black seats were '68-only coupe-only base interior, and had all-silver door panels. Black seat inserts were Reed grain (like basketweave).
5. Pewter interiors are rare, and Q5 is rare; but together, it's a pretty weird combination.

Charger, Roadrunner and Superbee Restoration Guide

So, you are looking for pictures of '69 Road Runners with correct H2S bench seat interiors - correct?

In '68 there were variations of the silver & black interior, I'm not sure if that's the case in '69? Adding the build plant & scheduled production date may help to get a solid/correct answer.





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courtesy of the '69 PLYMOUTH trim book at Hamtramck-Historical

You guys are GREAT! I appreciate all the help!

I'd been relying on this Paul Herd Charger, Road Runner and Superbee Restoration Guide pretty heavily. I restored a 66 GTO and my dad did a 67 GTO using the Paul Zazarine GTO Restoration Guide, and it was invaluable. I guess they aren't all made the same.

I knew to use the data plate. I didn't mean to make myself sound THAT ignorant, but the car, and consequently the fender, are in the body shop and I don't have access to it. I do know it is a Q5 car. I don't remember the interior trim code but the interior when I got it had silver door panels, silver rear seat, and silver arm rests. I would assume the front seat was silver as well. So I assume it was a Q5 car with pewter interior.

Can I ask this? Is there an option for an all black interior 69, meaning solid black bench, door panels, and arm rests? If there is, I may go that way, or go back with the original all pewter.

Thanks again!

This is the only pic I could find - RM21 in "Omaha orange" - I know I've seen multiple pics of the H2S interior in one of the A12 cars, but can't find pics.
No seat medallions, so I'll "assume" Legendary seat covers - all H2S fender tags show A4 UDF.

I have tag info on 8 RRs w/H2S interior - A4, B3, R4, 2at R6, Q5, 2at 99
The Q5 car is 9A297xxx sound like yours?

Thanks Dan, for your help.

My VIN is RM23H9C285763

Is Q5 with pewter interior unusual? I may rethink painting it black.

When I restored my GTO I went back all original because I'd bought it from the original owner. It's reef turquoise with white interior and a white vinyl top and white sidewalls. I have hated that color ever since, and decided I wanted to do this Road Runner the way I wanted it - black on black, with the hood stripes, or maybe B5. My thinking was that it can always be repainted and seats can be recovered, but if it's unusual maybe I will rethink it.

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Thanks Dan, for your help.

My VIN is RM23H9G285763

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7th digit would be a "G" = St. Louis, MO assembly plant

Both the "pewter" interior & "seafom turquoise metallic" are uncommon on a musclecar - combined "AWESOME!!"

The other Q5/H2S RR hardtop is 383 auto 3.91s black top & hood stripes and white "sport" stripes. I don't think it is currently painted Q5.