Have a friend doing a 66 with a bench seat, the car doesn't have the correct bench seat now. When did that little lever at the bottom that releases the backrest first appear? I know on the 66 buckets, that little button on the upper side wasn't there unless it happened sometime in the later part of the year. Thought the lever/button first showed up in 67 as a safety feature. Was this also true for the bench seat?:secret: Thanks

I believe it was 67 on the bench seat as well.

thanks, as usual an ebay sale first said it was out of a 65 el camino, when I check he said he didn't know if it was original to the 65; but his 66 bench seat 2 dr coupe that he got from his grandmother and was 100% original and has the lever, so thought maybe it changed sometime late in the 66 model year. Maybe it did. Anyone else?

My 2nd week of July 66 had the locks.
Also has a 67 dash with 66 intruments and trim