[SCG] Black Belts, Quick Steering, Projects

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Geoff:

Thanks for your response regarding stock black seatbelts in 66 turquoise interiors.  When I purchased my 66 tropic turquoise with turquoise interior turbo vert 6 years ago, it had black stock GM plastic head belts in the interior.  My body vin plate does confirms no letter Y for custom belts, so I have to assume the black belts were installed at the factory.  Over the past year, I have confirmed three other 66 Corvairs (one very low mileage Coupe) with turquoise interiors and black belts.  I have yet to find a 66 turquoise colored interior with stock turquoise plastic head belts.  I believe the turquoise belts were only offered if the vehicle had deluxe belts which would then have the metal chrome head and not the plastic head.  This color interior was probably rarely ordered by the public and it is my opinion GM just opted to add the black belts instead of added extra costs for a low volume stock turquoise belt.  Attached are two photos of Rudy Giuliani's 66 turquoise Monza conver
tible recently offered for sale on e-bay (did not sell - had a reserve over 25k) - Again, notice the color of the belts!

Tom 
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Geoffrey Johnson <geoffj at unm.edu>
> So, I forget the exact nature of this post originally.   IIRC it was 
> about 
> black material only for the manual or deluxe option seat belts for '66 - 
> mainly 
> turqoise?  Well I have 
> been putting another '66 Corsa coupe on the road for a friend of mine. 
> It is a near clone of my sisters car that I had mentioned having black 
> belts.   This one has been sitting since the early 70's as well.  After a 
> few months of intensive work going through all the 
> systems, we hopped in to take it for its first drive.   When I reached for 
> the seatbelts, I thought of this post.   Deluxe belts, artesian turqoise, 
> with matching boots.
> And yes, my sisters corsa has a yellow mark on the QS box, but I thought I 
> have seen that same mark on standard boxes?  Maybe I have never paid 
> enough attention.
> -Geoff Johnson
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007, Dan Davis wrote:
> 
> > I'm curious to know if there is any defining mark on the quick steering box of
> > your sister's 1966 car.
> > Mine has a yellow paint mark on the lower front - right below the big cap.
> > (see photo at Corvair Research Group, link below)
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