Max, well. This is too funny!!! My story is true though… Mr. Kent (A Bob or Bruce?) had it repainted because if anyone can recall it was painted way up with the Kenne bell script and some really 70’s psychedelic paint when Lennie and Jim Bell had it. Matter of fact I had to make the hard choice of what paint scheme to use when I restored it.
Hi Max, this is the original steering wheel for my Base Buick GS 455. I changed it out for the Rally wheel, bought from Todd. Just so you know, a friend of John Chamberlain, is restoring a 1970 Stage 1, 4-speed and has the same exact interior as my Buick. It's very rare to find a Stage 1 with a Base interior, another reason why he wants to restore this Buick. He offered to buy my entire interior, plus the bench seat and steering wheel. Since I was replacing my base interior with the Deluxe interior and Rally steering wheel, I said yes. Provided me great opportunity to get some cash back, I couldn't turn down. Here's the rest of the story Dano offered to drive and deliver my parts to John Chamberlain (John is also getting some of my parts too). John's friend went to BG and happened to find the same interior as mine in excellent condition. So, he bought this interior from someone at BG. Dano, is also looking for a base interior but in Black color. So, Dano kept my interior and plans to die it black. When he gets around to doing this, I have no clue. Hope this answered your question. VET (Navy/JR)
Nice. I was wondering if three was a blue "Rally" wheel that could have come from the factory in your car. LOL! I am not psychic or that good. I meant to ask about Vet's car...
69-72 Bucket seat interiors have molded headrests not covers. Often guys will install covers over the headrests if they are cracked. What you would need is to find a decent set of originals and paint/dye them to match. Again 70 Buicks with the Deluxe/Custom interiors had carpets on the kick panels, that’s just the way they were. 70 cars with the standard interiors did not have the carpets……….and no Legendary did not make your interior wrong, you simply needed to purchase the correct type (AC vs non-AC) carpets and put them on the kicks. Regardless of whether you thought you could match the color for the armrests, again they should be the 16” variety with the chrome strips. Right now you have 12” standard armrest bases with the deluxe chrome escutcheons behind them, again you are mixing and matching. Also ALL 70 deluxe interior cars had the sail panel lights (no dome light) and the courtesy lights under the dash. If it’s an early 70 car the lenses would be trim-shields. The later ones would have concentric circles………..but none of this matters if you are happy with it and want to leave it the way it is. The more I look at this car the more I am thinking it started out as a Standard interior car with a front bench seat. I had an early 70 Diplomat Blue Stage 1 4-speed coupe with a tu-tone blue standard interior and a 16” blue Sport wheel. I see lots of “standard” interior parts on your car. Duane PS, I just saw the pics you posted above so that answers that question.
I have to say the two tone "standard" interior door cards looks much more "deluxe" to my eyes then the "deluxe" door style. Also, to Vet: The carpets on the floor of the car are the same between standard and deluxe. It's just the panels at the sides of your feet that had carpet on them if you have a deluxe interior, and they don't if you have the standard.
I 100% agree about the two tone. Think I’ve only seen two with this one included. And the other was also blue.
