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68Tom · 05-01-2008, 07:17 AM

Hi--

I have a question about my '68 442's seatcovers. A little history first. I am the 3rd owner of the car. The person who had the car before me was the original owner's son, so this is basically a 1 family car. The son swears the interior is original. However, based on what I've seen and read, the interior to me is NOT original. I've sent the pic below on to Legendary Auto Interiors and it was identified as a 1969 GTO interior. It's all black interior with front bench seat with headrests.

So, basically, the question is this: Seeing as this is clearly not the normal diamond-patterned vinyl, could this be the Y78 "Royal Interior" package? I've never seen it, so I have no idea. I guess there is a possibility these covers could have actually existed in '68. I think the original owner worked at a dealer back in the day, so I would assume his options could be wide open. (although I'm still leaning towards this NOT being the original interior)

Just want to clear this up before I tear it out at some point.

Thanks.

05-01-2008, 07:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
68Tom Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 72	1968 interior question Hi-- I have a question about my '68 442's seatcovers. A little history first. I am the 3rd owner of the car. The person who had the car before me was the original owner's son, so this is basically a 1 family car. The son swears the interior is original. However, based on what I've seen and read, the interior to me is NOT original. I've sent the pic below on to Legendary Auto Interiors and it was identified as a 1969 GTO interior. It's all black interior with front bench seat with headrests. So, basically, the question is this: Seeing as this is clearly not the normal diamond-patterned vinyl, could this be the Y78 "Royal Interior" package? I've never seen it, so I have no idea. I guess there is a possibility these covers could have actually existed in '68. I think the original owner worked at a dealer back in the day, so I would assume his options could be wide open. (although I'm still leaning towards this NOT being the original interior) Just want to clear this up before I tear it out at some point. Thanks.