69 Barracuda dash bezel options

My 69 S vert was the same, 120 speedo, blank middle pod, drum brakes. Plain Jane.
True. My S has the black and silver bezel with chrome pod centers and a 120 mph speedo. (and no tach or vacuum gauge) Very basic. That's not to say it wasn't messed with in the last 53 years.
I read somewhere that the black pod centers were done in 69 because of glare. ????