Do the '71-'74 Bucket Seats Have a Recline Adjustment?

Dibbons · Mar 26, 2021

While cleaning up my '65 Barracuda bucket seat tracks (see photos) I found today there is an incline/tilt adjustment as well as a fore/aft adjustment built right in from the factory. Except for the six-way adjustable driver's seat option, do our BBodies afford any such adjustment? Thank you.

T2R9 · Mar 26, 2021

Never seen that on a 71-74 seat track.

moparmarks · Mar 26, 2021

Early A up thru 66 and B up thru 67 had adjustable tracks. Later on, no.

YY1 · Mar 27, 2021

66 B is adjustable similar to that.

67 is not.

There was a recline option in 71-74, available IIRC for either or both sides, but it's super rare.

I have only ever seen one car with it personally.

SureGrip · Mar 27, 2021

YY1 said:
66 B is adjustable similar to that.

67 is not.

There was a recline option in 71-74, available IIRC for either or both sides, but it's super rare.

I have only ever seen one car with it personally.

Very interesting. I would have guessed 'no way'. Thanks for the info.

YY1 · Mar 27, 2021

66 B is really a height adjustment and not a recline.

moparmarks · Mar 27, 2021

From my 66 Coronet. Had a 67 Satellite with the same tracks.

moparmarks · Mar 27, 2021

YY1 said:
There was a recline option in 71-74, available IIRC for either or both sides, but it's super rare.

I have only ever seen one car with it personally.

Do you have any info on this? Option code? Out of the thousands of 71-4 B's that I've seen over the decades I've never seen or heard of this other than the 71 only manual 6-way drivers seat which I have.

WileERobby · Mar 27, 2021

moparmarks said:
Do you have any info on this? Option code? Out of the thousands of 71-4 B's that I've seen over the decades I've never seen or heard of this other than the 71 only manual 6-way drivers seat which I have.

Yes, I thought the same. I'd never come across a 71-74 bucket recliner back in the day, or since then.

Nacho-RT74 · Mar 28, 2021

YY1 said:
There was a recline option in 71-74, available IIRC for either or both sides, but it's super rare.

AS FAR I KNOW just manual 6 ways seats for DRIVER bucket 71/74 B bodies and all E bodies. Since 75 they got powered.

Can't recall if also 68/70 B bodies ? or any A body

BUT nothing for passenger side

Nacho-RT74 · Mar 28, 2021

Code C62... Charger section of 71 Dealership book

just driver

same for 70

Not shown on earliers, neither A bodies from those years, but allways on the ones shown, just driver side

toolmanmike · Mar 28, 2021

Did the seat backs recline in any of the 6 way options? (forward-reverse, front up-down, rear up-down) Is that what Dibbons was asking about?

Nacho-RT74 · Mar 28, 2021

I never have heard a SEAT BACKS recline, but the whole seat including bottom. Several European cars of those years did, but USA cars ? not at least low and mid priced lines... or small-medium bodies

YY1 · Mar 28, 2021

On a 6 way, the whole seat pivots bringing the front seat edge up and the rear top down.

I don't call that a true recline.

I might be thinking of 75/76 back recline that can bolt into 71-74.

(shhhhh, best kept secret) $20 M body power driver track is 95% the same as $800 "six way" power track.

mopar 3 B · Mar 28, 2021

I have added and removed donuts to get what I wanted. But no back only recline as the back safety latch doesn't allow for much.

71GTXFY1 · Mar 29, 2021

I know C-bodies had reclining front passenger seats. I had a 72 NYB with that option. I've seen it on a 70 Fury as well.

polywideblock · Mar 29, 2021

we had them from 71 VH valiant, they came as standard. the top button is to get into the car, the lower one is for recline

Nacho-RT74 · Mar 30, 2021

Recline just the backs? Or whole seat?

That's nice!

polywideblock · Apr 1, 2021

just the backs move has 4 settings until your lying flat

mopar 3 B · Apr 2, 2021

Only American made I knew that did that was Rambler.

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