<VV> Re: [SCG] 1962 Monza Sedan with Gold upholstery?

[chevrobilia at juno.com]

Hi Geoff,
Mark's referring to the 62 model year with the "fancy" pattern cloth
trim, when cloth wasn't to be had with bucket seats.

You have one of the seldom seen '61 Monza sedans with the cloth insert
bucket seat interior.

When '61 Monza sedan production began mid-year in December of 1960, a
bench seat with cloth inserts was standard and buckets with cloth inserts
were optional. The cloth was the same fabric that Impalas used that year.

In March of '61, dealers could begin ordering an all vinyl bucket seat
interior (as was standard in Monza coupes) in Monza sedans, in addition
to the cloth bucket interior which was still available.

The Monza sedan cloth bucket interior was gradually phased out through
April production, as supplies ran out. White was the last color
available, and when it ran out, only the all vinyl interior could be
ordered in Monza sedans.

The cloth insert buckets are extremely rare today. They were never
popular when new, not available in Monza coupes and didn't wear very
well. Fortunately, reproduction cloth is readily available from any
supplier that sells full size 61 Chevy parts. 

Here are the trim codes for the cloth bucket seat interior:

845 = Fawn
846 = Red
847 = Green
848 = Blue
870 = Black vinyl/Grey Cloth 
871 = White vinyl/Grey Cloth

Hope this helps,
Dave Newell

On Sun, 21 May 2006 16:48:54 -0600 (MDT) Geoffrey A Johnson
<geoffj at unm.edu> writes:
> I do belive so.  We have a 61 Monza sedan that the original owner I 
> bought 
> it from insisted the seats were original.  Bucket seats with cloth.
> Look original, and an upholster/corvair friend of ours says they 
> have not 
> been re-upholstered.  Would there be a trim code to look for?
> 
> 
> -Geoff Johnson
> 
> 
> On Sun, 21 May 2006, airvair wrote:
> 
> > Since we're exploring this subject, it begs a question I have. Was 
> the
> > cloth interior ever available in a wagon or sedan WITH buckets? 
> I've
> > seen a bench seat wagon with the cloth interior, and vinyl buckets 
> in a
> > wagon, but don't think I've seen one with both. Would be 
> fantastic, as I
> > consider that brocade fabric to be the prettiest upholstery they 
> ever
> > put in a Corvair.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> > chevrobilia at juno.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Rick,
> >> Gold was available in Monza coupes, converts & sedans for '62, 
> but not
> >> wagons.
> >>
> >> The bench was std in the sedan with buckets optional. The Gold 
> bench was
> >> code 793 and the sedan buckets were code 799.
> >>
> >> The buckets were of course std in coupes & converts. The Gold 
> trim code
> >> for them was 795.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >> On Sat, 20 May 2006 15:37:11 -0500 "Rick Loving" 
> <ral1963 at comcast.net>
> >> writes:
> >>> Does anyone know of anyone who owns a 1962 Monza Sedan with 
> Gold
> >>> upholstery/interior color.
> >>>
> >>> I believe Gold was offered as an option for Sedan only in 1962.
> >>>
> >>> I am trying to determine the Trim code for gold as it would be
> >>> stamped
> >>> on the trim tag in the engine bay.
> >>>
> >>> Rick Loving
> >>>
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