67 CST, no buckets - bench seat

[54blackhornet]

In the late 60’s early 70’s I worked at a Pontiac dealership that would swap entire interiors if necessary to close a sale.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by 54blackhornet

In the late 60’s early 70’s I worked at a Pontiac dealership that would swap entire interiors if necessary to close a sale.

That's just crazy! How did they even make any money on a car with that much extra labor involved? Or did the customer pay for the swap? I do know that parts could get swapped around for warranty work, like taking the y-pipe off a vehicle in stock to fix a customer's vehicle. GM would pay for both R&Rs. But that was just because of a parts availability issue.

[CKfan]

My brother worked at Three-Way Chevrolet in Bakersfield in the early/mid seventies. He remembers switching out wheels, hubcaps, bumpers and even seats/carpet on cars and trucks as directed by the sales department.

Times were different back then, economy was in the tank. If it happened there, it happened most everywhere. I never say never.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by CKfan

My brother worked at Three-Way Chevrolet in Bakersfield in the early/mid seventies. He remembers switching out wheels, hubcaps, bumpers and even seats/carpet on cars and trucks as directed by the sales department.

Times were different back then, economy was in the tank. If it happened there, it happened most everywhere. I never say never.

I worked for three different dealers, '70- '72. We did the wheels and tires, and maybe bumper guards, but those were a new install. We also did some (cheesy) custom trim paint and those (also cheesy) body side molding strips. In the tank? That 80-something day strike in '70 rings a bell.

[michael bustamante]

Originally Posted by CKfan

My brother worked at Three-Way Chevrolet in Bakersfield in the early/mid seventies. He remembers switching out wheels, hubcaps, bumpers and even seats/carpet on cars and trucks as directed by the sales department.

Times were different back then, economy was in the tank. If it happened there, it happened most everywhere. I never say never.

oh man i deal with three way all day everyday!. i handle warranty claims for them. I guess theyve been around quite a while!