[north]

A friend of mine went to see in person that 69 Silver-red GP a year or two ago when it was for sale locally. Looked like a very solid car especially for a canadian car. It had a propane dual fuel system, that pump probably had something to do with that. Apparently the OO was a bit of a wingnut. BTW, the seats are not factory, the car should have the standard knitted vinyl seat style but these were reupholstered to look like the optional red leather seat style (leather interior was never offered in red), I see they also added carpeting to the seat backs, ala Eldorado I guess/

[thews]

Originally Posted by north

A friend of mine went to see in person that 69 Silver-red GP a year or two ago when it was for sale locally. Looked like a very solid car especially for a canadian car. It had a propane dual fuel system, that pump probably had something to do with that. Apparently the OO was a bit of a wingnut. BTW, the seats are not factory, the car should have the standard knitted vinyl seat style but these were reupholstered to look like the optional red leather seat style (leather interior was never offered in red), I see they also added carpeting to the seat backs, ala Eldorado I guess/

If I could buy a set of red seats just like those, I'd pay for it. Amazing to look at. The same thing in green leather would be the shiznat.

[north]

Originally Posted by thews

If I could buy a set of red seats just like those, I'd pay for it. Amazing to look at. The same thing in green leather would be the shiznat.

On the 69 Grand Prix the custom leather interior was offered in black, gold and green. You could also get leather on the 69 Bonneville Brougham but convertible only and only in gold and black. Leather was also offered on the 69 Firebird but only in gold.

[thews]

Originally Posted by north

On the 69 Grand Prix the custom leather interior was offered in black, gold and green. You could also get leather on the 69 Bonneville Brougham but convertible only and only in gold and black. Leather was also offered on the 69 Firebird but only in gold.

Was this a Canada thing, or does it ring true for the US cars too? Kind of amazing how à la carte Pontiacs were back then. I want the front carpets, but not the back ones. Hell for $7 give me the clock. A lot of people don't realize how expensive the AM/FM stereo radio was in a 69 Firebird. It was over $250, so 10% of the price of the car if you added the 8-Track. Once it's defined as a Canadian car, all bets are off. You guys did some funky cool stuff in 69. I really liked the 69 Comanche. They all had brown leather seats.

pics: http://pontiacformula.free.fr/en/comanche.php