70 challenger steering column color....

[fk5aar]

I have seen burnt orange interior cars have orange columns and here is one with a black column. Certainly looks unrestored and original, is this just a hiccup in mopar production or a reason for this??? Thanks

 

[/sixchall]

FK5aar......... My very early LA built '70 Challenger originally came w/ a black steering column and black seat belts. When I bought the car I didn't thing a thing about it. And that was in my factory Burnt Orange interior.

 

[fk5aar]

Looks like this car does to. Also a Pic of my cars belts with codes. What color was your exterior?

 

[/sixchall]

FK5aar........... The exterior color is EK2 Go-Mango. However presently the interior color is black. How about you?

 

[fk5aar]

My car is ek2 with orange interior, obviously orange belts and column, I have seen a lot more fk5 with orange interior than ek2 that's why I asked

 

[/sixchall]

FK5aar............ My Dodge was built on the first day of regular production Aug.18,'69. I believe I read that 237 cars were built on the average, daily out of LA off thier single assy. line. Mine is #113, starting w/ 100001. So originally EK2, burnt orange interior. The reason it's black is economics, a complete OEM perfect unblemished SE black interior for $100. Couldn't pass it up.

 

[EV2RTSE]

Pretty sure standard dash got a black column, rallye dash got a colored column, for 1970 anyway.

 

[js29]

EV2RTSE is remembering the same thing as I remember reading about the steering column color's.

 

[fk5aar]

That helps too, is that same for seat belts or that's just early production numbers? My car has rallye guages and painted column with rimblow. Thanks for the input guys

 

[/sixchall]

When I bought my Dodge from the Dodge dealership after someone had traded it in (1973). With the burnt orange interior came a SE wood grained standard dash fascia, a rim blow steering wheel as well as a fasten seat belt light, light in glove box and ash tray light and a map light.

 

[fk5aar]

Then that would be standard dash and black column? Was the center of your rimblow orange? Did you keep the bottom right orange radio surround? I need that piece. Thanks for the info.

 

[/sixchall]

FK5aar........... When I changed out my burnt orange interior to black, I got rid of a lot of the plastic pieces Because they were so trashed out I didn't think anyone would want that stuff. The old dash pad, door panels, kick panels, back panels all got thrown, as for the horn button I painted it black to assimilate the rim blow with the new black interior, sorry, now the lower pieces to the dash They may still be out in garage, I will go look and get back w/ you.