Re: Are 62 & 64 B-Body Bucket Seats Identical?

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I suppose Chrysler could have contracted with "Masland Duran" as a supplier. As you say, who knows, as a lot of time 
and activities have happened since these Mopars were new! 

I'd suggest contacting Mel Major. Maybe he can help with photos. (He usually goes to Carlisle, so may be busy preparing 
for that show.)  He is the force behind the "Mopar Survivors" displays and a great Mopar guy. He's also a member of this 
mail list  and owns a 1962 Sport Fury.  Here is his car:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo52015.html

Thanks,
Gary H.
P.S.., I believe the email listed on the ab ove page is still good to reach him. If not let me know and I'll look further.


>  -------Original Message-------
 
>  Thanks Gary, great info. The 1964 bucket seats I found in my 1962
>  Sport Fury are a bit puzzling. When I took off the seat covers today,
>  the original foam is Mopar, but the seat covers have the name "Masland
>  Duran" stamped on the inside. I Googled this company, and it appears
>  they made furniture coverings in the 1950's & 1960's....I could not
>  find any reference to them making car seats, or Chrysler using their
>  material. But they really appear to be originals from Chrysler, I had
>  to tear apart some of Chrysler's original factory foam to "un-stitch"
>  the seat covers and remove them from the seats. But I guess it's
>  possible an upholstery shop could have recovered the seats with this
>  Masland Duran material at some point.
>  
>  I spent quite a bit of time on-line looking at '64 cars. I think these
>  may be out of a '64 Dodge Dart GT, the trim & shape look identical.
>  
>  I'll have to get ahold of a few of the '62 owners who have bucket
>  seats, to get some real good close-up photos of the upholstery, so I
>  can have SMS follow that pattern.
>  
>  Thanks again, I welcome other comments.
>  
>  Wade
>  
>  On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 8:13:29 PM UTC-6,
>  62-65-mail...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>  
>  > As a general rule, the DNA of 1962 and 1963 is a closer match than
>  > that of 1962 and 1964. (1964 and 1965 are likewise
>  > closer).
>  >
>  > Here is are some general photos. I did not see any really good
>  > photos of seats though that showed the whole seat / bacl
>  > & front.
>  > 1962 seats Sport Fury
>  >
>  https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/sc0517/sc0517-294323/images/sc0517-294323_5.jpg?1493676296000
>  >
>  > versus
>  >
>  > 1964 seats Polara 500
>  > https://usclassifieds4all.com/details.php?id=357179&listing=357179
>  >
>  > To my eye the seats look similar but not identical. Better photos
>  > of original survivor care would help. Maybe someone
>  > here can point out some.
>  >
>  > FWIW, I'm not sure what the difference is, but the 1962 1963 and
>  > 1964 Plymouth and Dodge "manual seat, track"
>  > bucket seats all have unique part numbers.
>  >
>  > Here are some 1963 Sport Fury seats photos to compare to the 1962s.
>  >
>  https://www.cardealfinder.com/files/02-2020/ad97406/1963-plymouth-sport-fury-760790938_large.jpg
>  >
>  https://www.cardealfinder.com/files/02-2020/ad97406/1963-plymouth-sport-fury-603687581_large.jpg
>  >
>  > Hope this get the ball rolling.
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  > Gary H.
>  >
>  >> -------Original Message-------
>  >
>  >> Teammates,
>  >>
>  >> Back on 14 May, I posted some photos of my bucket seats in my 62
>  > Sport
>  >> Fury to see if you thought they were original to the car. I
>  > received
>  >> mixed responses - some said they look just like the seats in
>  > their 62,
>  >> and a couple of you said they resemble their 64 seats.
>  >>
>  >> Well, mystery solved: when I was taking off the seat covers, I
>  > found
>  >> the part tag on the back of the seat that definitively indicates
>  > they
>  >> are out of a 64 car.
>  >>
>  >> So now I'm wondering whether I should go find some 62 bucket
>  > seats, or
>  >> whether I should just press ahead with the 64 seats. Does anyone
>  > know
>  >> if the 62 & 64 bucket seats are essentially identical, with the
>  >> exception of trim & upholstery options?
>  >>
>  >> Also, I'm wondering if the bucket seat cover was made in
>  > essentially
>  >> the same way on the 62 & 64. I've included a few photos of the
>  > back of
>  >> the driver's bucket seat cover - I don't know if this was a
>  > standard
>  >> construction, but it attached just like a door panel (vinyl
>  > attached
>  >> to Masonite-like material, which pops off with clips) I'm not
>  > sure if
>  >> this was an aftermarket job, or if it was standard Mopar
>  > construction,
>  >> and whether they also did this in 62 (???)
>  >>
>  >> I'm a little worried, since I'm taking off the seat covers to
>  > send to
>  >> SMS for them to new ones. They can certainly copy what's on these
>  > 64
>  >> seats, but I'd like the construction & appearance to be true to a
>  > 62
>  >> if possible.
>  >>
>  >> Thanks for any advice -
>  >>
>  >> Wade --
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