76 vs. 77 NYBs

[Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James and Alan,

The vertically ribbed (lined) velour cloth was listed as an option in 1976,
too. It was a no-cost option, and came with matching upper door panels. (I
don't know why someone would opt against the super-plush button-tufted
floating-pillow design that came standard.)

Good call on the radio knobs (with 8-track only)... I had forgotten about
that one!

Chris in LA


James (nyb@xxxxxxx) wrote:

> From a casual examination, um, well you could have a look at the VIN.
> 76/77 are very similar.  If it has the lined velour interior it is a 77
> (I don't think this was avail in 76, but is quite common in 77 cars).
> If the stereo has knobs on either side of the radio frequency display/8
> track bay, it's a 76.  There aren't any obvious external differences.
> You might also look at the speedometer.  In Canada for 77 the large
> print was km and I think American cars had km in small print, 76 was
> miles only for both destinations.