Seat belt color question for a 723 interior, 11C build.

[WildBillyT]

I was over on Camaros.net and somebody brought up the fact that the seat belts of a code 723 interior should have been dark green in late '68. My original belts (with proper 11/68 date code) are black even though I've got the 723 dark green interior.

Is there a reason why my belts would be black instead of dark green? Or is it just a deviation from the norm at the factory?

[JohnZ]

All standard seat belts were black, regardless of interior color; they were still black with the deluxe (Z87) interior too. Deluxe belts matched the interior color, but they were a stand-alone option, not tied to any other option, and had to be ordered separately.

[WildBillyT]

John,

Thanks for the reply.

I know that black is the standard seat belt color, but when I looked here:

http://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#InteriorColors

under 1969, footnote 'e' states that the standard seat belts are green.

Am I reading this wrong?

[JohnZ]

I forgot about the green-to-black change in December/January for standard belts; if yours has green belts that appear to be original, your car may represent an earlier data point for the changeover than we've observed to date.

[WildBillyT]

I will dig them out when I get home today to be sure of the color and then I'll post some pics of everything.

[WildBillyT]

John,

Here are my findings:



They certainly look black to me. I soaked them in soapy water for days making sure that all the dirt came off.

I know that this particular belt is original to the car because I was the one breaking sockets trying to remove it from the car .

Your thoughts?

[KurtS]

My thoughts:
We need to update that note and I need to finish my seatbelt article.

Your belts are original and black.

Most 723 std belts were black.