I have an assortment of a body consoles and have a couple questions members might be able to answer for me. First I have one that has no button to open lid (no latch). What is correct application? Second some have the nose shortened. Are they for A/C cars?
A body console glove box latch
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My 1970 dart had button. So far the only one I can find without is 67 Barracuda. One year only? I am by no means saying you are wrong. I have non wood grain topped ones (silver) that also have buttons
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The "silver topped" lid started in 66, and went to partway thru 68 model year. None of those had a button. My 69 cuda had woodgrain top and I don't believe it had button.
As for the "chop" that was for dealer installed ac, NOT factory ac. Our 67 cuda has factory air with full console and full diffusers.
Nobody has been able to definitively say that the chopped/hacked console was for dealer ac.
It wasn't there for factory AC for sure. Well for 67 anyway lol
As for the "chop" that was for dealer installed ac, NOT factory ac. Our 67 cuda has factory air with full console and full diffusers.
Nobody has been able to definitively say that the chopped/hacked console was for dealer ac.
It wasn't there for factory AC for sure. Well for 67 anyway lol
Maybe a 73 model for chopped one?
See post #12. Console question ! According to Ulf (who knows his stuff) the shortened one that has been finished off is a factory one. The hacked up one pictured earlier in the thread looks to be a owner modified console.
Post photos of what you have
I have an nos short nose one.
Professor Fate
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Yup, short nosed consoles were for Dealer installed a/c.
When I worked at a Dodge dealer in the late 70's, on slow days I would help out the parts guy. One day while clearing out unneeded stuff, he had me pitch a couple of consoles in the dumpster- he said they were special short ones for when they installed a/c in the A bodies; and since they stopped building A bodies a number of years ago, they were no longer needed. My understanding is that they were originally dealer modified to fit, and later on the factory had their own shortened version to use as part of the dealer a/c package... sometimes I shudder when I think of some of the stuff that got tossed because it was no longer relevant.
That explains a bunch.
Here is my console And factory AC.
I assume the measurement is the standard length
The top plates were the same either way, only the section of the lower console in front of the top plate was shortened on the factory shortened versions
Did it just go straight down vs angle forward?
Basically yes. If you follow the link in post #7 there’s pictures
Jim Lusk
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And, then there's this shortened console. On close inspection is was obvious that it wasn't factory, but it was pretty cool. I was going to keep it to build a street rod, but somebody else wanted it more than I did.
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