Bucket seats column shift?
#1
Bucket seats column shift?
I recently bought a 69 cutlass convertible it has factory a/c. Electric top and windows and power brakes. My question is how many of you have or have seen one with bucket seats and a column shift. Just seems a bit odd to go for everything else and not the floor shifter
#2
I have a Rallye 350 equipped the same way & I have seen several G.M. A bodies that came that way from the factory. Not common but not super rare either. I don't like that there is no where to rest your right arm?!?!
#3
This page is from the 1969 SPECS booklet. Note the STANDARD EQUIPMENT description in the LH column, particularly transmission and seats for the convertible.
#4
The automatic 1970 442 I bought back in the late 70's had bucket seats and column shifter. It was ordered new by the seller with that standard combination and almost every other option. When I asked why him why he did not order the console, he said that when he and his wife were at the dealership looking at a new 442 in the showroom, his two young children got into the back seat by going over the console. At that moment he knew the console door would had been broken in a week, so he ordered his sans a console.
I ended up buying one of those aftermarket plastic floor storage trays with the built in cup holders to fill the void, which actually came in handy when we got take out from Gino's, Roy Roger's, or Jack In The Box. Cup holders and reclining seats were nice additions to the later models.
I ended up buying one of those aftermarket plastic floor storage trays with the built in cup holders to fill the void, which actually came in handy when we got take out from Gino's, Roy Roger's, or Jack In The Box. Cup holders and reclining seats were nice additions to the later models.
#5
buckets & column shift
bucket seats & column shift was more common on the 1964-1967 cars based on my personal ownership & observations.
I had a 65 Cutlass & a 64 Cutlass so equipped & have seen many others. Passed on a Rallye 350 because it was so equipped.
I had a 65 Cutlass & a 64 Cutlass so equipped & have seen many others. Passed on a Rallye 350 because it was so equipped.
#6
I rather like the combo....
in my case though, I converted my '72 from original bench to factory buckets/console but left it as a column shift (maybe for now, maybe forever, haven't decided as yet).
Had a solid top console plate reproduced to finish the factory look
in my case though, I converted my '72 from original bench to factory buckets/console but left it as a column shift (maybe for now, maybe forever, haven't decided as yet).
Had a solid top console plate reproduced to finish the factory look
Last edited by 70sgeek; July 25th, 2017 at 04:05 PM.
#7
It would be sharp if cup holders could be discreetly incorporated into your console for the convenience of holding drinks during those long cruises.
#8
Now that you mention it, there are a lot of 64-67 A-bodies with bucket seats and a column shifter. My friend had two 65's with that combination.
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