The 68 model had those lower dash pads and the contour of the ashtray was matched to them. Then the lighter wouldn't go in or out. So they moved the lighter up unto the dash bezel. To my knowledge the lighter never left the dash again during the run of the rallye dash.
So the lower pads left, the ash tray changed back and a lighter went back in there. If you had a lighter in the console, 3 total in the front and never one in the back.
Yours may be a 67 bezel or someone deleted that lighter during restore.