1966 Coronet 440 Convertible

[theman440]

Here is a original Charger with a White interior. Optional wood grain with a Brown horn button!

[ws27]

I wonder what criteria was used to determine horn button color? Did all 66-67 Chargers have wood grain, or all 66s since that is what the pic is of? Did all Chargers with woodgrain come with a brown horn button? White might not be a good basis for judgment since so much of a white interior is really black.


These and other mysteries of the universe will be solved...stay tuned, don't touch that dial!

[thebankerstoy]

I wonder what criteria was used to determine horn button color? Did all 66-67 Chargers have wood grain, or all 66s since that is what the pic is of? Did all Chargers with woodgrain come with a brown horn button? White might not be a good basis for judgment since so much of a white interior is really black.


These and other mysteries of the universe will be solved...stay tuned, don't touch that dial!

Hello Rich,

Interior part colors for our older Mopars were determined by the cars specific three digit main interior color code. My 1966 Coronet 500 came from the factory with an interior color code of P4X which translates as follows.

P = trim grade, P = premium grade
4 = seat type and material used, since my car is a W-P 500 trim level model, 4 = bucket seats with all vinyl seat covers. Code 4 was also used for other trim level cars in 1966 such as Coronet Deluxe and Coronet 440 models, but code 4 for those models would mean that the car came with a bench seat with vinyl seat covers. Code 4 was also used on 1967 and 1968 models equipped with a split bench seat with vinyl seat covers and maybe other model years as well.
X = trim color, X = Black

This same main P4X trim code for my Coronet, along with several other similar three digit color codes on other cars is also used to determine other interior parts color, including the colored wood grain steering wheel horn button caps we've been discussing.

I'm going to be out tonight, but I'll try to put some additional information on this topic together tomorrow ok?

Richard

[Racer Brown]

It's a Chrysler product, nothing's the same and depending when these cars were built, items coming from differant vendors.

[thebankerstoy]

Here's a link to a thread that I just finished and posted in the Coronet Restoration Forum that shows how the Chrysler interior trim codes work.

http://www.dodgecoronet.com/forum/showth...#post18647

Richard

[theman440]

More fuel for the fire -
1st pic - 1966 Coronet 500 with cone shaped padded button (not sure on color)
2nd pic - 1967 GTX - dark blue cone shaped padded button

[Avenger]

Its a nice car..me likey.. lol

[theman440]

Last Sunday my club had a meeting (Mopars of Las Vegas) The subject of horn buttons came up. The guy I know that owns the '65 Dart (I mentioned earlier in this thread) saw my padded horn button and said it was wrong for a Coronet, He claims it should have the Chrome one like on his dart. Says one of his family members bought a brand new '66 Coronet back in the day and it had the chrome button . . . the mystery continues!

[cd45harris]

Maybe the Coronets were built around the horn button!?! LOL

[thebankerstoy]

Hello Jeff,

As we've spoken about in length regarding this topic, it's not easy finding answers to these types of questions so many years after these cars were new, because not only did Chrysler keep lousy records on these types of options, a customer could walk into a Dodge, Plymouth, or Chrysler dealership and order a car with just about any accessory they wanted, so there really isn't a correct, or incorrect answer to these wood grain steering wheels, but from what I've seen over the years, all of the A-Body cars and most 1966 and 1967 B-Body cars that were equipped with the wood grain steering wheels came with the chrome horn button and all of the 1966 and 1967 Chargers came with the padded horn button. From 1968 and up, I've seen most if not all of the B-Body cars equipped with the padded horn button.

Just speaking from my own personal preference, I like the chrome horn button on all of the A body cars and all of the 1966 and 1967 B-Body cars with the exception of the Dodge Chargers, but it really comes down to what each owner likes on their own cars.

Richard