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A93 Coupe & Deputy Interior L6X9 & L6XW

Started by cataclysm80, April 26, 2020, 12:47:50 PM

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cataclysm80

1970 A93 Challengers and Barracudas both used the same upholstery pattern, which was L6X9 or L6XW.
L6X9 was black everything
L6XW was black flooring, black dash frame and dash pad, black steering column and horn pad, black kick panels, white door panels and rear side panels, white seats with white inserts, & white headliner.
Typically Challengers and Barracudas used different stitching patterns and materials, but the A93 cars shared the same interior.
This interior was only available on A93 cars, which were introduced about 4 months before the end of production, making them fairly rare.


The material used for the A93 seats is the same material used for the Barracuda H6 seats, in either white or black, only the stitching pattern is different for 1970.

The L6 stitching pattern for 1970 is extremely similar to the 1970 Barracuda H6 stitching pattern, only the seat inserts are stitched differently. 
The 1970 H6 Barracuda seats have numerous horizontal stitches in the insert, while the L6 seats are rather plain and flat.  Good pictures of L6 seats are difficult to find, they might have one horizontal stitch on the insert portion of the seat.
For 1970, L6 interior was only available in black or white.



1971 A93 seats worked differently.
1971 A93 Barracudas used the normal 1971 Barracuda H6 seats, and didn't have any special interior at all.  After all, if the idea is to produce a low cost vehicle, it's better not to spend money making a custom interior.
1971 A93 Challengers still used the L6 interior code.  This signified that they did not get the normal 1971 Challenger H6 seats, but instead would get something else.  What they received was the normal 1971 Barracuda H6 upholstery.   
So, 1971 A93 Challengers and Barracudas still both used the same upholstery pattern, despite it being coded differently for each car.  It wasn't a unique upholstery pattern like the previous year though, it was the normal 1971 Barracuda pattern, which saved money and also allowed a wider color selection.
For 1971, any A93 car could have the following interior colors, X9 black, XW white, B5 blue, F7 green, T7 dark saddle brown.  Barracuda A93 cars also had the option of choosing XV orange.


Note: Only the 1970 Challenger A93 was called a Deputy.  That name was dropped for 1971, so all other A93 cars are just called Coupes. 
(not to be confused with Gran Coupe, which is totally different.  Gran Coupe is a luxury car, while an A93 Coupe is an economy car, they're opposites.)


Here's some pictures of 1970 L6 upholstery.
The white seat here is from a 1970 Deputy.  I'm not sure whether the insert in the seat base is just discolored, or has been replaced, but the top portion is original.

cataclysm80

Here's some normal 1970  H6X9 upholstery just for comparison.

cataclysm80

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Here's a couple pictures of the 1971 upholstery.

For 1971, any A93 car could have the following interior colors, X9 black, XW white, B5 blue, F7 green, T7 dark saddle brown.  Barracuda A93 cars also had the option of choosing XV orange.


cataclysm80

Here's a photo of a metal window crank plug in a 1970 Deputy Challenger.
You can see a bit of the L6XW seat in the photo.

Here's a few more pics of A93 metal window crank plugs while I'm at it.
Typically the 1970 A93 cars have these metal plugs, while the 1971 A93 cars have plastic plugs.

cuda hunter

My 71 A93 has the metal plugs. 

Thanks for the info. 

"All riches begin as a state of mind and you have complete control of your mind"  -- B. Lee

198D13

The newly issued 1970 ones from Legendary, made using an original white A93 set from a Challenger Deputy.

JS29



198D13

Front buckets.

198D13

1971 original brown interior rear window plug.

198D13

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1971 original rear quarter window plugs, two brown and one black. Part number is the same on all, regardless of colour:  3509 858, and is cast into the center rear of each plug.

198D13

One more, all front side. Awesome detail to match the grain on the rear panel.


cuda hunter

thanks for the pics @198D13
I've not seen those before.  Really is great graining. They appear to match perfectly.
"All riches begin as a state of mind and you have complete control of your mind"  -- B. Lee

198D13

And in 1971 cars they attach to each panel in an "oval" way(see the pattern on the backside of each plug, the 1971 panels being made to receive this special design), rather than the much cruder "circular" way that was used on the 1970 cars with the stainless round plugs.

JS29

The plastic plug's would blend in, the stainless would look more obvious. Cheep!  :yes:

jeff968

I had an A93 Challenger car a few years back. Bizarre car. FC7 with a white interior and an R22 8 track, on a deputy!!??? I pulled a build sheet out of it for an EF4 A93 that had absolutely no options.