Original Seat Cover found on my seat?!

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I think my seat still has the original seat cover under the previous owners seat cover redo. If I am wrong let me know. I hope it is.

I was taking pictures of the seat today for an upholsterer. I knew there were 3 covers on the seat...what I didn't realize until today is that the bottom one I think is original. I never really paid attention to the covers because it was torn and I knew I wanted to replace it.

I knew I had a deluxe seat because of the underside springs, but didn't realize the deluxe seats had cloth on them until I was reading another thread.

I haven't taken all the old re-covers off yet, but if the original looks as good as it does so far...I will keep it and use it. I just want to clean it and repair as much as possible. Not much damage to speak of...more dirty than anything.

Here are the pictures as it sat this morning and as I started slowly cutting off the top layers of covers. I am super excited!

Any thoughts on cleaning? dawn and warm water?

[The Rocknrod]

Dry cleaning solvent is really good on material, but not so good on the vinyl. I've never seen that pattern of material before.

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Thanks Chief! I was thinking the cloth would be more delicate than the vinyl...

I haven't either...I "assume" it is original. It is similar to others I have seen, but I haven't seen one exactly like it. I guess it could be the first recover done in the 70's or so, but if it is they took off the original. I am taking off the recovers now...so I will have more detailed pictures later tonight or tomorrow.

[The Rocknrod]

Oh I see now, that vinyl has the imprinted pattern on the center of the seat. Not OEM for our series trucks I would think.

[Killer Bee]

what year truck do you have? does it fold forward?

my 65 folds but somewhere around 67-8 or so safety laws eliminated that..

the pattern you uncovered looks identical to my factory 71 601 code black cloth trim..

hope that helps, good luck!

[Mike1965]

Here are some pictures of some original seats from 1963, 1964-1965, and 1966

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Originally Posted by Mike1965

Here are some pictures of some original seats from 1963, 1964-1965, and 1966

Thanks...I had seen that before when I was identifying the deluxe seat, but didn't realize it had the different seat covers on there. Great info!

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Originally Posted by Killer Bee

what year truck do you have? does it fold forward?

my 65 folds but somewhere around 67-8 or so safety laws eliminated that..

the pattern you uncovered looks identical to my factory 71 601 code black cloth trim..

hope that helps, good luck!

Thanks! That's it! My truck is a 65. Someone must have swapped the seat out at some point? Mine does not fold forward...I want it to!

I knew someone would have the answers!

[Killer Bee]

mystery solved!

this my 65 I'm working on, factory deluxe seat was quite an ordeal but worth it!

good luck with your project!

[Killer Bee]

my 71 longhorn had three build sheets!

one under seat, one in seat back and one in glove box

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Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

The seat frame is also from a newer truck series than ours. But man that's a gem, looks like the build sheet might have been under the seat there at one time.

Thanks Chief..Now that you say that about the frame. I just noticed the seat tracks are definitely newer than ours! I bet the build sheet was taken out when they recovered it.

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

mystery solved!

this my 65 I'm working on, factory deluxe seat was quite an ordeal but worth it!

good luck with your project!

Thanks Killer Bee..This site rocks...so much knowledge on here! Great looking seat in your 65!

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Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

Oh I see now, that vinyl has the imprinted pattern on the center of the seat. Not OEM for our series trucks I would think.

I agree...I don't think they are original to our series. Looks to be a 70's recover maybe.

Here are some pictures after I got 99% of the other covers off. I don't mind it though.

[The Rocknrod]

The seat frame is also from a newer truck series than ours. But man that's a gem, looks like the build sheet might have been under the seat there at one time.