I can't believe that we actually found a pair of front seats for the '66 Chevelle! I woke up Saturday morning, and stumbled all blurry-eyed onto Craigslist. The ad read:"i have a set of 66/67 chevelle orginal bucket seats that need to be redone. they are complete seats. if you were to do them the right way i would sandblast them and paint the frames and then bring them to an upholster and get new foam and leather skins. somebody that is building a chevelle knows how much these seats are worth to the cars finished product if they are trying to make it original.... they would also know how much each seat frame goes for brand new. its around 350 per seat frame brand new and im looking to get 200 obo for both. you can give me a call - thank you, frank. p.s. pics upon request."
Nancy wanted me to try to low-ball him, "Offer him $100", she said. I've been looking for months, and the best price I've found so far was $550 (when you could find one or two), so I had no problem paying the full price. The seller purchased the seats at Carlisle after he put a deposit down on a '66 Chevelle. When he brought the seats home, he found out the seller of the Chevelle sold the car to someone else. Ouch! The seat backs and trim will need to be replaced/rebuilt, and new foam and covers installed, but the foundation is all there. I'll detail the seat rebuild in a few months, right now they are just going to be put away in storage.
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