68 Chargers with buddy seats- rare or not?

[XS29LA47V21]

not that common, check out my avatar dealy (ok 69 but similar creature).  Did not like it when I first got it, but oddity grew on my soon ther after.  Cool rare option  

[Lord Warlock]

Was the pistol grip not available? all of them seem to have a knob.  I thought i liked the console better at first, but soon came to prefer the buddy seat.  I've always wanted to install a B&M star shifter but leave the buddy seat in place if possible.  (probably not possible) plus the longer it takes to get it on the road, the more i want to just get it running and the more it looks stock the better. 

[JamieZ]

Pistol grip started in 1970.  Prior to that Hursts were ball shifters and Inland shifters were more of a teardrop shape.

[Lord Warlock]

that explains that.  My cousin had a 4spd 383 68, thought his was a pistol grip but very likey had been modified, he had a turbocharger on his in 1976, took me for a friday night cruise, and watch him play with it.  Impressed me enough so that I remembered what a charger was 2 years later when i got mine.  His didn't have a console either, but don't remember a buddy seat in his car.  Could ask him, but its long gone, he drives a 67/68 barracuda 440 now.   

[Challenger340]

[Lord Warlock]

don't think the buddy seat quite qualifies as a bench seat, its more like two buckets and a half seat between.

[stripedelete]

Buddy seat in my 69 R/T.   Imo, not rare.  Seen plenty.  Back in the day 6-7 passenger was a selling point.

[72chrgrally]

My 68 R/T has a column buckets buddy seat combo originally. Everything was gone when we got it except the buddy seat brackets.

[hydroforce2]

i have the buddy seat with 4 speed

[Ghoste]

I've had two 69's with buddy seat, one a column auto and one a manual trans.

[Lord Warlock]

Did the charger ever come with a manual shift on the column?  Never seen one of those either, although i've seen a coronet with a 3 on the tree.

[Ghoste]

Yes it it did.  Had a 69 with a 318 and three on the tree as well in my distant past.

[Dino]

Three on the tree was only available for 225's and 318's was it not?

[Ghoste]

Correct.

[69CoronetRT]

Three on the tree was only available for 225's and 318's was it not?

I'm thinking '66 361 also....

[A383Wing]

Three on the tree was only available for 225's and 318's was it not?

I'm thinking '66 361 also....

books & brochures say no, but ya never know anymore

[Ghoste]

Yeah I was really only thinking about 68 and 69 answering the question.

[68killerbee]

I know this is a really old topic, but I just got a buddy seat and I'm trying to figure out what it fits.  I found a tag with pn: 2767786 on it.  When I google "mopar 2767786" it brings up this thread, but I can't find those numbers anywhere.  Only 8 things show up with that google search and the rest aren't car related.  So does anybody know the part number of these buddy seats? Or if they're interchangable with other years/ body style?
thanks

[kab69440]

Buddy seats didn't change much for a lot of years. The ones installed in Cordoba/ 4th gen Chargers have a shorter and slightly different shaped armrest.

[68killerbee]

Yeah, they all look similar.  Just don't want to misrepresent it.  Mine also has a cig lighter accessible to rear passengers....

[LaOtto70Charger]

You mean "auxiliary power port" for personal electronics. That would be cool to have.

[Cncguy]

Anyone have brackets for a buddy seat?

[kab69440]

I doubt many people have saved those. They are nothing but sheetmetal bent into an L and welded to the floorpans. One hole for the brackets on either side, two holes for the long one in front.

[6bblgt]

63.1% = 1968 Charger (incl. R/T) US spec. with console ~ 58,300 ($52.85 OPTION)
27.1% = 1968 Charger (incl. R/T) US spec. with Center-Arm-Rest "CAR" ~ 26,000 ($52.85 OPTION)
09.8% = 1968 Charger (incl. R/T) US spec. with buckets ONLY ~ 8,000 (STANDARD)

04.5% = 1968 Charger R/T US spec. with buckets ONLY < 800

[OldGuy]

Our 68, 383ci, 4-speed (Hurst shifter with a ball), 4bbl carb came with a buddy seat.