[north]

Every 69 model year GM car was built with headrests.

Up to dec 31st 68 they showed on the invoice as a $16.85 option and if the customer insisted the dealer would remove them and credit the $16.85 charge. They even were supposed to install a GM kit that blocked the holes so kids wouldn’t get their fingers stuck..

As of Jan 1st production the base price of each car increased by $17 instead of charging for the option and it was no longer legal for dealers to remove them as they were now federally mandated.


Somewhere in my stash of parts I have an NOS bag with I believe 12 head rest hole blockers.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Every 69 model year GM car was built with headrests.

Up to dec 31st 68 they showed on the invoice as a $16.85 option and if the customer insisted the dealer would remove them and credit the $16.85 charge.

Might that be the reason there is no alpha-numeric code for the headrests on this window sticker . { A _ _ }
This is the one that 428ho4spd posted . Late'ish 1968 built.

[kyle_blake]

i'm curious what a rubber rear trunk matt looks like

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

The rubber mat was an over the counter GM accessory.
Rectangle shaped and covered the bulk of trunk floor , had GM embossed on it.

Sort of like an anti-fatigue mat in a work area.

The Red 69 GTO Convertible that was on BaT last week had one in it.

[north]

Factory installed option also. Originals were dull grey. Ames does a repro but they are black. Interestingly they were available on all full and midsized cars but were clearly designed for the big cars so the fit poorly in a GTO but that’s how the factory made them, one size fits all.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Here is one I have never seen pop up on a 69 GTO
55 Amp Alternator
S/R .... Solid state regulator maybe ?

Currently for sale on eBay.
Pretty sure this was formerly one of BLKBRD's cars in Florida.

[428ho4spd]

Self Regulating Alternator, no separate voltage regulator on the firewall with this option.

[north]

Yup, it was standard equipment on the 68 GP till the high failure rate made them cancel it. Then they tried it again as a standard feature on the 69 FB 400 but again high failure rate made them pull it again.

It was also offered on all 69’s as an option but only for narrow time windows.

[428ho4spd]

I've had a couple '69 GP's with them, but were slightly higher 61 amp units. They came standard with it if you had electric rear defog and ATC a/c as I recall.

[Mark Simiele]

The Mayfair Maize 69 convertible in the 2009 photo is Mike Spizziris car. That was my first GTO in 1988 and he bought it a few years later from the kid that bought it from me.

[GOAT8U2]

I have always wondered about mine..

1969 GTO convertible, Auto, Crystal Turquoise with....

AC, cruise control, fender turn signal lights, front disc, glove box trunk release, power driver seat, hood tach.

Some of that seems odd and not common for a convertible and 1969. Wish it had Ram Air IV.

[north]

Originally Posted by north

Diego, I’ll post the two-tone colors on those cars next time I look at my listing

Here you go:

ten cars:
8 cars had Cameo upper (Lower: 2 CT, 1 midnight grn, 2 matador, 1 Paladium, 1 Liberty, 1 Expresso

1 Starlight black top (Lower is CR-this car is a Judge)

1 limelight top (lower is midnight green)

I noticed most of them are Atlanta Arlington and Fremont cars, that with the Cameo white tops make me think this was a bit of a southern thing, vinyl tops dried up quickly in southern sunlight?

Btw, here is the picture of a factory installed accessory trunk mat from my Bonneville convertible. The hole that looks hand cut is factory because it is a convertible, there is a cutout pattern on the back side of the mat.

[north]

Found a picture of the back, the cut out hole must have been for the Bonneville since the other hole outline is for the six inch shorter Catalina trunkpan. Since the cutout hole that was cut is larger I wonder if it said Bonneville and Tempest? There is no other reason the hole would have been bigger since all A and B convertibles used the same sized tiedown bracket.

[Diego]

Much appreciated!

I’ve seen a green/green car as you describe.