'67 headrests

according to my coa, my car came with headrests that were the same as found on a '67. based on johnson's book, those would be the headrests that mount on the backs of the seats, i think.

the first question is, am i correct in my conclusion? (my car is actually a VERY early '68.)

the second question is, are those things available, what are all of the parts i'd need, and how much should i expect to pay?

thank you.

ms

I had a very early 911L that had elepahant hyde, 356 style headrests, and 67S rocker deco. I'm certain it was original.

You can by repro early headrests. They screw into the back of your seat frames through the vinyl with sheet metal screws.

Here is a picture of my original '66 912 w/ headrests. You can buy VG repros w/ all hardware or go for original 'rests' w/ original hardware. Prices vary and depends on your look.


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Here is a photo of my 67 with factory headrest. If you come across some red ones I may be interested.

Bob Campbell has been selling these for years. He is highly regarded in 356 circles.

http://www.356sales.com/headrest.html

67= attached to the back of the seat
68= twin posts in the seat back

what color are your recliner tubes, silver or black? Silver = pre 68, black =68.

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Originally Posted by 304065

67= attached to the back of the seat
68= twin posts in the seat back

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COA info is certainly unreliable. I doubt the seats in my early L were earlier models that someone recovered in elephant hyde and affixed the old style headrest to. The chassis number was 11805007, which makes it the 7th USA L produced according to my book.

Agustin at Autos International sells the headrests covered in the material of your choice.

Manuel

the discussions are always very informative and precise. thank you all, again.

i realize the coa's are sometimes unreliable, but it's the best information i have, so i'll go with that direction for now, at least.

it was accurate to point out '68 as a transition year for lots of things, which makes the research a bit more difficult.

but according to my research, the headrests mounted onto the backs of the seats were standard for the earliest cars and changed after the first few months of production.

i didn't realize that augustine made them. he'll probably do my seats, so that makes stuff a bit simpler for me.

thanks very much, everyone!

ms