[thews]

Here's a 69 Firebird no engine with a reserve that's pretty loaded at $1K in NY... including the uber rare leather interior. Are those seats stock?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/40341342330...YAAOSwI3th492t

[vertigto]

Originally Posted by thews

Here's a 69 Firebird no engine with a reserve that's pretty loaded at $1K in NY... including the uber rare leather interior. Are those seats stock?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/40341342330...YAAOSwI3th492t

Not sure if I would purchase the roller without first negotiating/securing the numbers matching engine. Kinda odd not including it in the auction...IMHO.

Looks like leather was specified originally, based on the documentation.

[thews]

Originally Posted by vertigto

Not sure if I would purchase the roller without first negotiating/securing the numbers matching engine. Kinda odd not including it in the auction...IMHO.

Looks like leather was specified originally, based on the documentation.

Is that what a 69 Firebird leather seat looked like? Looks like the seat is mostly cloth.

[HO Kenny]

Originally Posted by thews

Is that what a 69 Firebird leather seat looked like? Looks like the seat is mostly cloth.

No, that seat has been re covered. The leather was gold leather.

What may be a more rare option was power seats.
I’ve seen a leather seat car before but, never a power seat one.

[einstein]

Originally Posted by HO Kenny

No, that seat has been re covered. The leather was gold leather.

What may be a more rare option was power seats.
I’ve seen a leather seat car before but, never a power seat one.

I believe the number of power seats was 903 for 69 models, with a mid-year 68 intro that sold 278.

I've never seen a verifiable claim on the leather option for either year, but I would think the 69 number was considerably less than 903. Remember too that the color and the code were different for the 2 years.

In my 45 years of being involved with Firebirds, I've seen only one 68 leather car in person, a 68 coupe at Atlantic City auction back in '82, and one convertible on the net a couple years ago which I screencapped.

Of 69s, I bought a used leather interior about 20 years ago from George Olsen who'd parted a 400 coupe, I've seen photos of Scott M's 69 Sprint coupe, saw a convertible at POCI Springfied (94?) with a leather code but white interior, a couple listed on eBay and a couple of Comanches here on PY. I did see one for sale in person, can't recall when or where, a 350 HO coupe with hood tach. Less than 10 I can recount.

[einstein]

Originally Posted by HO Kenny

No, that seat has been re covered. The leather was gold leather.

What may be a more rare option was power seats.
I’ve seen a leather seat car before but, never a power seat one.

I believe the number of power seats was 903 for 69 models, with a mid-year 68 intro that sold 278.

I've never seen a verifiable claim on the leather option for either year, but I would think the 69 number was considerably less than 903. Remember too that the coor and the code were different for the 2 years.

Originally Posted by thews

Is that what a 69 Firebird leather seat looked like? Looks like the seat is mostly cloth.

Kenny's right. The seating area was in the pattern of the non-knitweave custom, but the sides were Morrokide vinyl.

[tininjun68]

@Einstein: Wow on two items! First, great knowledge share on leather interior birds. I’ve only been in the hobby for about 30 years and have never seen leather interior. Second, you mean there used to be rare/desirable cars at the AC Auction?! 😁

[einstein]

Originally Posted by tininjun68

@Einstein: Wow on two items! First, great knowledge share on leather interior birds. I’ve only been in the hobby for about 30 years and have never seen leather interior. Second, you mean there used to be rare/desirable cars at the AC Auction?! 😁

Yeah. Met Steve Ames there, he was selling a few used items. I bought July 1969 parts books from him for $25.

I recall a 24k gold plated Delorean cross the block, expected to bring $45k, I think it ended in the mid 20s.

[keith k]

Originally Posted by vertigto

Not sure if I would purchase the roller without first negotiating/securing the numbers matching engine. Kinda odd not including it in the auction...IMHO.

Looks like leather was specified originally, based on the documentation.

Very nicely optioned car. Worth restoring... if the original stuff were with it. So yeah - would be a must to negotiate a package deal.