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1966 Eldorado

Started by Chuck Patton, November 06, 2017, 04:57:16 PM

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Chuck Patton

Hello

1966 Eldorado California car runs and drives A/C, fully loaded with bucket seat console and headrest. Vehicle is located in LA area.  Inspections are welcome 19k obo
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marty55cdv

 Are you selling this Chuck ?
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Chuck Patton

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D.Smith


Chuck Patton

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Past CLCMRC Director
Past CLC Motor City Region President
CLC 1959-60 Cadillac Chapter Director
CLC Life Member #23147

D.Smith

#5
I didn't see it as an active auction, but it was in the completed/expired auctions.

Here are two photos from it.

Color 92 is Crystal Firemist.

Trim 451-R  indicates it has the rare Recliner too as well as the headrests and bucket seats.

Chuck Patton



Dave

You have just earned a Steak dinner at your favorite location.  Thank you very much.
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D.Smith

#7
Quote from: Chuck Patton on November 07, 2017, 09:11:46 AM

Dave

You have just earned a Steak dinner at your favorite location.  Thank you very much.

This place looks popular!     :D     (Vincents was on Route 5 in West Springfield, Massachusetts)   

wrefakis

451-r black leather with headrest and recliner NO B NO BUCKETS

Chuck Swanson

#9
Quote from: wrefakis on November 07, 2017, 01:16:46 PM
451-r black leather with headrest and recliner NO B NO BUCKETS

Have a B on my Eldo, with trim 000 :)

However code R is correct for buckets too:

"R RECLINER, BUCKET SEATS, HEAD RESTS"

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D.Smith

Yup.     "R" includes recliner, headrests and buckets.

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

On a side note, I wonder if "R" was available with the other colors on Special Order as well. 

The information only mentions "B" seating could be so ordered but the same availability is not specified for "R".
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Ralph Messina CLC 4937

Eric,

There are two options here: "B" is the Strato style bucket seat in leather and "R" is the bucket seat -in leather - with peaked headrest and reclining seat back. The "B" option is a $158-358 up-charge in the de Ville series depending on body style, but was a no charge option on Eldorados. The "R" option is a $268 -443 up-charge in the de Ville series and $84 up-charge on the Eldorado. The upholstery would be any standard color leather for the series chosen, with an up-charge if you ordered and Eldorado color in a de Ville.
The seat back recliner and peak style headrest was only available with buckets. There was a differnt style headrest for bench seats which I've only seen once......not very popular.
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Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

Thank you Ralph. That is as I would have expected.
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Chuck Patton

 

Hello Eric & Ralph

Please join Dave and I for a delicious Steak dinner. The tall guy can do the dishes.
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Chuck Swanson

Quote from: Chuck Patton on November 08, 2017, 05:37:05 PM


Hello Eric & Ralph

Please join Dave and I for a delicious Steak dinner. The tall guy can do the dishes.
Hey, I pointed out the discrepancy from Bill first so can't I join...on second thought, I'm 6'2  ;D  Chuck
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Swanson

I'm hope we can find a good chateaubriand in Texas. I'll bring my bodguard Peter Gariepy with me.
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wrefakis

greetings fans
have not had time to look into this yet
hold the drinks
if the bucket seat and bench seat use the same 451-r code, how did the body plant know what seats to install?
sole purpose of body/trim tag was to specify what body items were to be installed on a particular car

going to look thru all my 66 tags and cars, curious because that trim code on non special orders was to denote the particular interior for that car
not aware of any trim code identifying multiple choices


D.Smith

It's pretty clear here in the instructions.

451 is black leather.

451H  tells them to add Headrests to a bench.

451B indicates buckets.

451BH indicates bucket with Headrests.

451R  indicates recliner with headrests and Buckets.    So the R suffix gets you all of them.   

wrefakis

looks like I stand updated on this, owned a bunch of them, never did the research like I did on 59, back to my endless fruitless hunt for a low mile original to buy