marxjunk

i thought this was cool..i was a a buddies shop today, they are putting seat backs on a 70 Cutlass vert, because the old plastic is falling apart from age...

he said the seat covers where huge compared to stock..but there it was hog ringed to the drivers seat frame...notice theres a red tag..and a code circled in red....CO-inky-dink or has meaning?

since ive never seen one in a Olds...i was pretty excited....well..intrigued..lol

slantflat

Wow that is in remarkable shape! Does the red tag have any writing on it? And on the drivers seat. I've only seen them hog ringed to the back seat.


Cool.

stevengerard

Wow lots of options!!

A31 electric windows
A39 deluxe seat-belts
A46 is electric 4-way seat

AU5 is electric door lock and seat back release
That is very rare, my car has that and I have never seen it on another A-body before

C60 AC
U57 Tape Player
U58 Stereo AM/FM

stevengerard

PS - tell them to keep their greasy fingers off of it

marxjunk

ok..i realized it had the VIN..so heres an edit....lost the other pic...lol...stupid..


nothing written on the red card



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marxjunk

that was the cleanest finger he had...lol...


he's a car guy so he gets it...when we talked, he said he found it there, and he's leaving it there...so i thought that was cool of him...

Allan R

Ok, Mark, I know you know this so this is for anyone who just is seeing the broadcast card for the first time.

That's not the VIN you blacked out, it's the body number that was assigned by Fisher to the car when it was pieced together as a car body. It has no relation to the VIN at all. The VIN was the last 6 digits assigned by the Assembly line, and matches the VIN derivative on the engine, transmission and frame.

marxjunk

ahhh..i was worried..i was afraid i posted a total strangers VIN..i know i'd be upset..whew...


now thinking about it..i remember that...i just panicked a touch...no harm..been so long since i had one or even seen one...i kinda forgot...lol

GAOldsman

That's way cool. Reminds me of the red tag found in the dash of the Plum Crazy '70 442

Allan R

Ted (sammy on this site) found 4 of those when he tore down his 68 442. He posted them on his thread.

GAOldsman

Really? I must've missed it as I am following that thread. Blank red ones or Special Order labeled ones?

GAOldsman

Ah found it... Seat tags and he found one in each seat.

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...8-442-a-4.html

chip-powell

Just an idea as to why the seat covers were "huge" compared to stock. I have a '71 cutlass vert. I also have the original window sticker which listed one of the options as an "overstuffed front seat".

I have to say that overstuffed seat is comfortable. It's like riding on a cloud when I go down the road.

s i 442

I have a couple of those broadcast cards also from years ago.