Factory buckets in a '73 C10? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

PushnFords · 05-28-2014, 07:45 PM

I was in a junkyard today looking for parts for my '77 and found a '73 with buckets & console in it that was just hauled in. Were buckets a factory option? How do I tell if they are factory buckets or something from a Blazer/Jimmy?

Mr.Chevy4x4 · 05-28-2014, 08:12 PM

Look anything like these? If so run back and get them, even if you don't want them they bring good money. Yes, they were a factory option. From what I understand around 74-75 the console changed to round cup holder pockets instead of the rectangular ones seen here. '81 and newer are like the plastic ones found in the '80's blazers and suburbans.

Mike

463 · 05-28-2014, 08:19 PM

The RPO/SPID code will be A50 or YJ5 for bucket seats. The truck should be a Cheyenne or Cheyenne super trim line.
Look at the seat mounts as it should look like proper mounts and bolts.

ElGracho · 05-28-2014, 08:53 PM

Sweet picture. I took that in my old shop about 11 years ago. Note that it's next to my Gentleman Jim and the wheel is off my K10 because I'm rebuilding the diff there...

wjjeeper · 05-28-2014, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ElGracho

Sweet picture. I took that in my old shop about 11 years ago. Note that it's next to my Gentleman Jim and the wheel is off my K10 because I'm rebuilding the diff there...

Ha. Small world.

Mr.Chevy4x4 · 05-28-2014, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ElGracho

Sweet picture. I took that in my old shop about 11 years ago. Note that it's next to my Gentleman Jim and the wheel is off my K10 because I'm rebuilding the diff there...

That's cool! I just did a quick google search to show him what the factory one's look like. Small world!

Mike

PushnFords · 05-28-2014, 10:35 PM

They must be something else. The seats were small & square...didn't have any pattern in them that I noticed and were a blue plaid. Truck was blue too so thought maybe they were something special. I'll try to get a pic as soon as it dries out enough to get back in...rained 1.5 inches tonight.

f.monroe · 05-28-2014, 11:46 PM

The 73 seats would have looked square on top. They are probably factory. I would get them ,the tracks, and the mounts that the inside front mounts that the seat tracks bolt to.
Good find.
Take a pic and post it here and someone will tell you pretty quick if they are factory.
Frank

**Corts60** · 05-29-2014, 08:56 AM

If you do get them, and they are factory, I'd like to be first in line to buy them from you.

PushnFords · 05-30-2014, 01:29 AM

Center console had a home made mount...not sure what these are out of.

Mr.Chevy4x4 · 05-30-2014, 07:01 AM

Those are buddy buckets from the previous body style. I have heard they carried over to the new body in '73 but I have never personally seen any. These could very well have been from the factory. Check out the mounts. Definitely worth getting if the price is reasonable.

PushnFords · 05-30-2014, 10:24 AM

Where there different types of buckets for 67-72? I've only heard the term "buddy buckets" when referring to extended cab seats?

Mr.Chevy4x4 · 05-30-2014, 10:28 AM

These were referred to as buddy buckets because of the fold down center arm rest/center seat. Regular buckets had a center console.

Mike

**jlmerie** · 05-30-2014, 11:02 AM

I am pretty sure those are NOT buddy buckets. They were available in 1967 and 1968 only. Both seats and the console mounted on a frame. If the center console had a homemade mount there would not be a buddy bucket frame. Also, that center arm rest does not look anything like a buddy bucket console. Those seats look, to me, like they came out of a van or a motor home.

Mr.Chevy4x4 · 05-30-2014, 11:10 AM

You are definitely correct about the single frame. I missed the comment about the home made mount. The more I look at these I'm convinced you are also correct that these are not original. The seat backs are too low and the top corners were more rounded on the factory seats. Good catch! My apologies for the misinformation!

**Corts60** · 05-30-2014, 09:43 PM

I think you guys are right. My buddy has a '76 shorty van and his buckets look exactly the same as those.

Pine Bark Auto · 06-01-2014, 06:14 PM

I think those seats are from a early 70's van. I seem to remember the plaid pattern on some base models with cloth seats. The console would not be from a van, though. Chip.

PushnFords · 06-02-2014, 12:41 PM

Cool thanks for the help/info! The salvage yard owner only wanted $20 but I didn't want to lay in the weeds & mud to pull them out if they weren't worth anything. I've had some decent finds there in the past so I was hopeful. lol

05-28-2014, 07:45 PM	#1
PushnFords Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clay Center, Kansas Posts: 76	Factory buckets in a '73 C10? I was in a junkyard today looking for parts for my '77 and found a '73 with buckets & console in it that was just hauled in. Were buckets a factory option? How do I tell if they are factory buckets or something from a Blazer/Jimmy? __________________ 1999 Tahoe LT 4dr 1971 Torino 4dr 1954 GMC 100 5 window - Project

05-28-2014, 08:12 PM	#2
Mr.Chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sims, NC Posts: 531	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? Look anything like these? If so run back and get them, even if you don't want them they bring good money. Yes, they were a factory option. From what I understand around 74-75 the console changed to round cup holder pockets instead of the rectangular ones seen here. '81 and newer are like the plastic ones found in the '80's blazers and suburbans. Mike Attached Images __________________ All things Chevy truck: 1986 SWB "Jolene" boosted 5.3/4l80e project Last edited by Mr.Chevy4x4; 05-28-2014 at 08:17 PM.

05-28-2014, 08:19 PM	#3
463 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sask Canada Posts: 1,666	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? The RPO/SPID code will be A50 or YJ5 for bucket seats. The truck should be a Cheyenne or Cheyenne super trim line. Look at the seat mounts as it should look like proper mounts and bolts. __________________ Trueman

05-28-2014, 08:53 PM	#4
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? Sweet picture. I took that in my old shop about 11 years ago. Note that it's next to my Gentleman Jim and the wheel is off my K10 because I'm rebuilding the diff there... __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

05-28-2014, 10:35 PM	#7
PushnFords Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clay Center, Kansas Posts: 76	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? They must be something else. The seats were small & square...didn't have any pattern in them that I noticed and were a blue plaid. Truck was blue too so thought maybe they were something special. I'll try to get a pic as soon as it dries out enough to get back in...rained 1.5 inches tonight. __________________ 1999 Tahoe LT 4dr 1971 Torino 4dr 1954 GMC 100 5 window - Project

05-28-2014, 11:46 PM	#8
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? The 73 seats would have looked square on top. They are probably factory. I would get them ,the tracks, and the mounts that the inside front mounts that the seat tracks bolt to. Good find. Take a pic and post it here and someone will tell you pretty quick if they are factory. Frank __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State !

05-29-2014, 08:56 AM	#9
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? If you do get them, and they are factory, I'd like to be first in line to buy them from you. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

05-30-2014, 01:29 AM	#10
PushnFords Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clay Center, Kansas Posts: 76	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? Center console had a home made mount...not sure what these are out of. __________________ 1999 Tahoe LT 4dr 1971 Torino 4dr 1954 GMC 100 5 window - Project

05-30-2014, 07:01 AM	#11
Mr.Chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sims, NC Posts: 531	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? Those are buddy buckets from the previous body style. I have heard they carried over to the new body in '73 but I have never personally seen any. These could very well have been from the factory. Check out the mounts. Definitely worth getting if the price is reasonable. __________________ All things Chevy truck: 1986 SWB "Jolene" boosted 5.3/4l80e project

05-30-2014, 10:24 AM	#12
PushnFords Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clay Center, Kansas Posts: 76	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? Where there different types of buckets for 67-72? I've only heard the term "buddy buckets" when referring to extended cab seats? __________________ 1999 Tahoe LT 4dr 1971 Torino 4dr 1954 GMC 100 5 window - Project

05-30-2014, 10:28 AM	#13
Mr.Chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sims, NC Posts: 531	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? These were referred to as buddy buckets because of the fold down center arm rest/center seat. Regular buckets had a center console. Mike __________________ All things Chevy truck: 1986 SWB "Jolene" boosted 5.3/4l80e project

05-30-2014, 11:02 AM	#14
jlmerie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,077	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? I am pretty sure those are NOT buddy buckets. They were available in 1967 and 1968 only. Both seats and the console mounted on a frame. If the center console had a homemade mount there would not be a buddy bucket frame. Also, that center arm rest does not look anything like a buddy bucket console. Those seats look, to me, like they came out of a van or a motor home. __________________ James

05-30-2014, 11:10 AM	#15
Mr.Chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sims, NC Posts: 531	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? You are definitely correct about the single frame. I missed the comment about the home made mount. The more I look at these I'm convinced you are also correct that these are not original. The seat backs are too low and the top corners were more rounded on the factory seats. Good catch! My apologies for the misinformation! __________________ All things Chevy truck: 1986 SWB "Jolene" boosted 5.3/4l80e project

05-30-2014, 09:43 PM	#16
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? I think you guys are right. My buddy has a '76 shorty van and his buckets look exactly the same as those. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

06-01-2014, 06:14 PM	#17
Pine Bark Auto Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clover, SC Posts: 55	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? I think those seats are from a early 70's van. I seem to remember the plaid pattern on some base models with cloth seats. The console would not be from a van, though. Chip.



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06-02-2014, 12:41 PM	#18
PushnFords Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clay Center, Kansas Posts: 76	Re: Factory buckets in a '73 C10? Cool thanks for the help/info! The salvage yard owner only wanted $20 but I didn't want to lay in the weeds & mud to pull them out if they weren't worth anything. I've had some decent finds there in the past so I was hopeful. lol __________________ 1999 Tahoe LT 4dr 1971 Torino 4dr 1954 GMC 100 5 window - Project

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