Sandalwood vinyl interior.

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  1. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member

    Hey All,

    Could any members here that have the 134 trim option, Sandalwood Vinyl interior, post up photos of their interior.

    Much appreciated.
     
  2. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    What year car do you have?
     
  3. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    '72
     
  4. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member

  5. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    This is the style of the '72 base door panel.

    Check out the original "Buick Sales Literature" page here as well for a more comprehensive, although not always 100% accurate rundown of interiors and what was standard/optional on the various models (this site is a great resource):

    https://www.gransportstage1.com/

    Somewhere on here @Duane goes through how the interior numbering system works. In '70 & '71, the base interior in a convertible (as Frank pictured) used the same materials as the deluxe interiors on the hardtops but w/o the armrest. In '72 they're the same but convertibles in '72 w/deluxe used the '71 style doorpanels.

    72 std hardtop door panel.jpg
     
  6. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    Dano, Thank you very much for this. Every little bit has helped tremendously.

    I am learning that this particular Skylark is likely a Custom Coupe.

    Is there a particular trim code for the interior that specifies pattern design for vinyl seats, or was it similar across the board when vinyl was used?
     
  7. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    All the codes/descriptions and what was standard/available for each series/model will be in the trim book on the site I linked to and will match up with the interior code on your trim tag. They're also on the order form if you can find a copy (I may have one). GSs for example were available with the trim codes at the top of this order form.

    1972 GS order form.jpg
     
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  8. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    My opologies. I meant to say 'definitely', not 'likely'
     
  9. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member

    So, upon further investigation, it seems what I thought was a replacement Black interior is nothing more than the Original Sandalwood painted Black.

    Which now has me thinking that the dash may have also been painted Black, including the headliner.

    Any ideas as to how I can remove the Black paint without harming the vinyl?
     

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  10. Duane

    Duane Member

    The trim code, that is shown on the ID plate on the firewall, in a previous post is 134.

    If you look at the 72 Wholesale ordering form you will notice it is not there.

    For some reason, in the 72 model year, there were interior codes from Fisher Body and different code numbers from Buick.

    The firewall tag was from Fisher Body, while the “Wholesale car order form” was developed by Buick.

    That is why you are having trouble figuring out the trim code.
    Duane
     
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  11. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    Based on the photos of the door and seat panels, what trim line is it?
    Special order?
    What about the rear seat pattern?
     
  12. Duane

    Duane Member

    This is no special order interior that I can see. Why do you even think it is?

    The rear seat and door panels are a Deluxe/Custom interior for a 72 Coupe. It has the woodgrain door panels the 72 Coupes only have, and the rear seat.

    What front bench seat do you have, with an armrest or without? I am not sure what was available for that model 72.

    Also, it is not worth the time to clean off the black paint as there are areas where the seats have ripped seams and cannot be fixed. There is also a speaker hole cut into the door panel, and they cut right through the chrome strip. Those chrome strips will need to be replaced and are not reproduced, so they need to come off some donor 72 Coupe Custom door panels.

    From the pics, which also show a headliner with a popped open seam, you really don't have much to work with here.

    I would advise a total replacement.
    Duane
     
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  13. BUQUICK

    BUQUICK I'm your huckleberry.

    The '72 Skylark order form shows the colors of each interior component and the only thing that would have been black in your interior would be the seat belts if they were the standard style. My '72 Skylark has the Sandalwood & Green interior and I'm still not sure why they thought green and sandalwood was a good idea. You interior would be much more attractive. Good luck with your project.
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  14. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    Duane,
    There is no bench seat in it anymore. I think it has later model Camaro or Firebird bucket seats in it now.
    I'd like to put a bench seat back into it tho.

    I have no plans of trying to clean the door panels or headliner. I just mentioned them because I can see the original color that's under the paint where the paint didn't effect, which can also be seen on the rear seat.

    As to the seat material, that is something I'd have liked to try and save rather than spend the money to replace IF I may not have to.
     
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  15. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    Thank you for that attachment, will help alot.
    Sandalwood (or Tan, imo...) in a Green vehicle, is a better color combination than a Green vehicle with Gray interior.
    I have a '96 Tahoe that is Green on Gray...
    In my late 20's, I had a '79 Malibu that I had painted Green ('90s Ford Aerostar Green that looks Blueish in the shade or at night), and had done the interior panels and headliner in Tan tweed and Light Brown Vinyl Seats.
    It received alot of compliments.
     
  16. rkammer

    rkammer Gold Level Contributor

    My '71 came with Sandlewood bench and I converted to Sandlewood buckets even though the Sandlewood interior never was offered with buckets. Here are pics of my '71 GS with original bench and converted buckets. I had Legendary Interiors custom make the front bucket seat covers and it matched very well. The door panels are original. Carpet is not correct for that interior.
    71 GS455 (10).JPG 71 GS455 (11).JPG Finished Bucket Seat Intrior (1)c.jpg
     
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  17. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member


    That carpet color makes sense to break up the monotony of 1 primary color. I really like that.
    I MAY go with a Black carpet, only because the dash is now Black and in really good condition, and I'm NOT about to try and find a proper colored one or try to remove the Black paint from it any time soon in order to make it correct.

    The Bucket Seats look great!
     
  18. rkammer

    rkammer Gold Level Contributor

    I think black carpet and maybe a black steering wheel would look really good with the Sandlewood.
     
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  19. BowtieGent

    BowtieGent Well-Known Member

    Exactly what I was thinking.
    Thanks.
     
  20. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Just happened to run across this which appears (I haven't checked) to give the cross reference for '72 between the sales codes on the order form/sales literature to the Fisher Body code on the trim tag. Your 134 FB code would translate to a 344 Sales Code.

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