
Exhaustive searching ended up being more frustrating than fruitful. All I could find were the following images online without explanation as to whether it was original or reproduction. I had some hope that, since Pontiac made a front bench seat in vinyl, some vendor would reproduce it.


During my search I did unearth the following image from Pontiac’s Color and Interiors Brochure where they presented the offerings for ’65 A-bodies. This showed that only the LeMans and GTO got the top-of-the-line vinyl (Morrokide):

So, currently, the only ’65 front seat upholstery available being reproduced is for bucket seats. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since I imagine most, if not all, LeMans and GTOs were sold with the sporty buckets, so the demand for a replacement bench seat cover is probably pretty small.
From everything I've read and seen, at least '64 thru '66 used the same seat frames, so I expanded my search and came up with another option. YearOne and Ames Performance sell '66 Tempest seat covers in black, red, metallic red, and gold vinyl that will fit my front bench and rear convertible seats. I'm thinking the following combination may work.
In the end, is the best choice to stick with bucket seats?
You’ll need the bucket driver seat with 3 point harness to hold you in driving Autocross. I still appreciate that the harness you loaned me in 2009 for the JAX Convention held me in a stock Vair bucket.
ReplyDeleteThis car will never be a track car, but I am considering putting a manual transmission in it someday, so the buckets may be the way I have to go.
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