i have a difficulty beileving this ??? why would chevrolet , which was producing so many cars at the time switch to a Buick interior
i guess some orders ( interior supplies )where not completed in time to deliver the whole car ?????
first time i hear about something like this . but i guess possible , they could not sell me the same story wich a studebacker or plymouth interior lollll
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 10:15:44 AM
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1967 BEAUMONT 2 DOOR POST ALL NEW 283
1965 CHEV BEL AIR 230 3 SPEED
I LIKE THEM PLAIN , I LOVE BENCH SEATS , POVERTY CAPS,NO TRIM.
I HAVE THIS THING FOR A 4 DOOR 65 BISCAYNE 6 CYL STD DONT KNOW WHY ?
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we have run into the Buick interior in 68 Chevelles several times. I believe GM had a lengthly strike in 68 and which resulted in a shortage of product; Chevelle interiors being one thing.
we have run into the Buick interior in 68 Chevelles several times. I believe GM had a lengthly strike in 68 and which resulted in a shortage of product; Chevelle interiors being one thing.
Dale @ NOS
There are a couple different stories about why the Buick interiors were used. The strike was one story. The Martin Luther King assination and ensuing riots is also another story. I have also heard that Pontiac and Oldsmobile interiors were also used in some 68 Chevelles.
we have run into the Buick interior in 68 Chevelles several times. I believe GM had a lengthly strike in 68 and which resulted in a shortage of product; Chevelle interiors being one thing.
Dale @ NOS
I also read something a while ago that said the same thing - strike led to shortage of materials.
All those substitute interiors were black. There were Skylark & Skylark Custom interiors used in Malibu, SS396 & Concours; also Cutlass Supreme interiors used in the Chevelle Concours, plus I think the Buick Special Deluxe interior used in the Chevelle 300 Deluxe. It was only for Baltimore cars in April 1968 (I could be wrong on the month but it was only 1 month anyway).
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