Question RE: '68 leather seats

[mshaver51]

Friends,

i've looked in several places and have performed several 'searches' of our database, but cannot find a clear answer...

my car was delivered with "leather seats." when it says "leather seats," was the leather simply pleated, or did they emboss the leather with that basket-weave pattern, similar to the vinyl seats? does anyone have photos of an original EARLY '68 leather seat (without the headrest holes)?

thanks for any help and photos.

[Jim Breazeale]

Mike

I have seen numerous COAs that are confusing when it comes to seats. Are you sure your car came with leather seats? If it did, they would not be embossed.

Regards

jim

[mshaver51]

Jim,

good question, as always...

the "Kartex" has the note "sitze in leder," and "leder schwartz." (although i took russian in high school, i think i got it right.)

so, if i understand what you are saying, the "scwartz leder sitze" were pleated, and didn't have the basketweave (or whatever embossing that is)?

[Fritz A. Ficke]

My 1968S came with leather seats.
They are rough shape but original.
Here is what one looks like.

[mshaver51]

ahhh ... the "ventilated" "schwatrz leder,' ehh? i appreciate the photo VERY much.

does anyone have photos of a '67 'schwatrz leder' seat?

questions involving '68MY are always complicated. your photo appears to show a seat with the 'internal-mounted' headrest (pins in the seatback), and that is very valuable to know. the early '68 (july through december of '67) had '67 headrests, which mounted to the backs of the seats.

but this information helps, a lot. thank you, Fritz.

[joegt3cup]

ahhh ... the "ventilated" "schwatrz leder,' ehh? i appreciate the photo VERY much.

does anyone have photos of a '67 'schwatrz leder' seat?

questions involving '68MY are always complicated. your photo appears to show a seat with the 'internal-mounted' headrest (pins in the seatback), and that is very valuable to know. the early '68 (july through december of '67) had '67 headrests, which mounted to the backs of the seats.

but this information helps, a lot. thank you, Fritz.

My October 67 build 68S has the 'internal-mounted' headrest.

[Fritz A. Ficke]

My 68S is made in Sept. of 67 and has the round head rest that mount to the back of the seat.
Porsche were all over the map in those early days, and especially 68 was really a mixed bag.
Here is the Kardex

[Fritz A. Ficke]

Here is a picture from the back, I have my fancy seat covers on but you can still see the mount system.

[Barwaut]

Maybe pic quality too bad, but it says for 1968 the inserts where embossed with the basketweave print...

[Barwaut]

And my '68 red leather seats...