Well the Pontiac seats may be only a owner's comfort choice. If the original ones were damaged ok... but also without an headrest, we all know how important is a neck sustain in some cases. So the swap had a reason.
1968 Barracuda Euro Import Version
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Well the Pontiac seats may be only a owner's comfort choice. If the original ones were damaged ok... but also without an headrest, we all know how important is a neck sustain in some cases. So the swap had a reason.
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Maybe this was the cause....but in the 80s and 90s it was simply impossible to get good, date correct mopar seats for a change.
I know a lot of old american cars here in Europe with wrong front seats.
I know a lot of old american cars here in Europe with wrong front seats.
Oh yes, of course the parts in the 80s and 90s were very difficult to find
FWIW the '67 RHD export photographed in this magazine shows headrests.
Very rare option for '67, at least for North America.
The '68 campaigned by Chrysler France has them as well. But that does not prove it was a standard on exports.
On the alternator; the capacitor is on the output terminal.
Maybe a repair ? or maybe a version I'm not familair with.
A small mystery but nothing to worry about AFAIK
Normally the Chrysler alternators we see have a capacitor connected to the output stud on the inside of the case.
Specifically in that alternator design the capacitor is integral with the output stud.
Very rare option for '67, at least for North America.
The '68 campaigned by Chrysler France has them as well. But that does not prove it was a standard on exports.
On the alternator; the capacitor is on the output terminal.
Maybe a repair ? or maybe a version I'm not familair with.
A small mystery but nothing to worry about AFAIK
Normally the Chrysler alternators we see have a capacitor connected to the output stud on the inside of the case.
Specifically in that alternator design the capacitor is integral with the output stud.
Hi! About the interiors, I’m quite sure mine had the traditional Deluxe seats on the front too. The back seat on my car are still the original ones, so I assume on the front there were deluxe bucket seats, not special ones. My interiors are all Deluxe:
-Rear seats, Door panels and dash bezel.
Here are my backseats, the upper side is original, the bottom it has been remade (badly) cause it was ruined:
Nice work!
The rear window looks unusual. Would you please post a closer picture of it including the weatherstrip?
The weatherstrip has been changed for sure at some point... and another was adapted, same for the front.
I'm looking for the weatherstrip trims, then I can change also the rubber.
Did you buy new from Legendary? I heard that there was a long wait for product from them?
Hi! Legendary itself gave me 5 months lead time.... Classic Industries had them in stock, I’ve received them in Italy in 10 days.
I’ve bought an original AMAG 1968 Barracuda brochure, for the Euro Market (France).
From what my car tags say it has been imported by Simca Paris and assembled in Schinznach (Switzerland)... but I don’t get why on the brochure, near the picture of an Hardtop like mine it says: Montage USA, near a Fastback it says: Montage Suisse.
From what my car tags say it has been imported by Simca Paris and assembled in Schinznach (Switzerland)... but I don’t get why on the brochure, near the picture of an Hardtop like mine it says: Montage USA, near a Fastback it says: Montage Suisse.
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