4 Seat belts in 69 C20?

[GTSideSwipe]

Hi everyone, I have a 69 C20 that appears to be completely stock. Original saddle floor mat, seat, matching engine block numbers and transmission. I do know it's been repainted once from a previous owner because there is paint on the seals and door panel chrome. What I'm wondering is if four seat belts were an option because so far I haven't seen another truck with four. The two middle belts are Robbins-JR-6704 belts and the outer ones are Irvin IC 4500.

[67ChevyRedneck]

The extra buckles are for the factory shoulder belts but I don't see them listed on the spid. The first buckle even says not to use shoulder strap without lap belt.

Seat material is not original, looks to be 80/90s recover or more modern seat. Does it have b pillar straps or is there a plastic plug in the bolt hole?

[leddzepp]

The two different suppliers tells me two were added by a PO. Also as Jesse pointed out, shoulder belts are not listed on the SPID. There should be date tags on the belts as well. I would guess someone had four people on that bench instead of three, utilizing lap belts.

[GTSideSwipe]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

The extra buckles are for the factory shoulder belts but I don't see them listed on the spid. The first buckle even says not to use shoulder strap without lap belt.

Seat material is not original, looks to be 80/90s recover or more modern seat. Does it have b pillar straps or is there a plastic plug in the bolt hole?

Both bolt holes have the plastic plug. I'm planning on removing the gas tank and the mat and hopefully there will be a build sheet somewhere. I can post more photos tomorrow.

I also have the "original" wheels but I'm not sure if they are now. What would the original 69 C20 hub caps look like?

[GTSideSwipe]

Just did some searching and found out I have 1973 to 1987 Chevy wheels.... guess I don't need them now...

[GTSideSwipe]

This explains the wheels that I have laying in the garage with 73 hub caps.

The two middle belts are dated 1973 and the main driver and passenger belts are 1968(driver side exhaust manifold also dated from 68).

Could they still be original even though being dated 68?

On mobile so I can't really figure out the rotation for the images.

[FirstOwner69]

Originally Posted by GTSideSwipe

This explains the wheels that I have laying in the garage with 73 hub caps.

The two middle belts are dated 1973 and the main driver and passenger belts are 1968(driver side exhaust manifold also dated from 68).

Could they still be original even though being dated 68?

On mobile so I can't really figure out the rotation for the images.

Odds are almost 100% that the belts dated 1968 are original to your truck if they are the correct color.The stamped code "46-A-68" on the tag sewn to the belt indicates they were made during the 46th week of calendar year 1968. It's also likely your truck was built fairly early in 1969 model year, but after the 46th week of calendar year 1968. I'm not sure, but the 1969 model year truck production probably began sometime during August, 1968. The 1973 belts (11-H-73) were made during the 11th week of 1973 would have been installed anytime after that. Most, if not all, original components on your truck (such as the exhaust manifold you mentioned) were probably produced during calendar year 1968.

[El Dorado Jim]

I don't think shoulder belts were even an option back then, I added a fourth set of seatbelts in all of my trucks, so I can carry four people , a bit of a squeeze, but it can be done