On that parts page; I AM MISSING:
I DO have:
I have original set of 62 seats including buckets from a 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury 2 Dr HT , If you want me to take the dimensions or pictures
Mark E
> On Jun 16, 2020, at 9:07 PM, 62-65-mail-list-club@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> 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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