Is a buddy seat rare and or desirable?

[SteveSS]

I was watching Dennis Collins talk about some Mopars he has and he was touting the buddy seat option as something you rarely see. My 70 Coronet 500 has it and I always wished it had regular buckets.

 

[YY1]

Buckets and buddy seat (arm rest) is the exact same "regular" buckets as a car with a console would have.

The arm rest feature is nice.

...but you lose the floor shifter.

However, the buddy seat could be optioned with a four speed.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Buckets and buddy seat (arm rest) is the exact same "regular" buckets as a car with a console would have.

The arm rest feature is nice.

...but you lose the floor shifter.

However, the buddy seat could be optioned with a four speed.

I preferred it to the console in my four speed car, and based on the car's auction performance after I sold it, may have added to the value over empty space between the buckets. I had one in a '69 GTX with automatic, and when I sold the car, the column mounted shifter killed my resale value.

 

[Davefinan]

I had the buddy seat in a 67 satellite. It was nice but I too would have preferred the console. I would think most people opted for the console back in the day.

 

[72redbird]

I'll take a buddy seat any day! I don't think they are rare by any means, I've have 4 cars with them. But I agree, I think the console is more popular and more console cars exist.

 

[gtx6970]

Rare?
Not really.
Desirable? all depends on who is sitting on either side of it

I would take a bench seat or buckets with buddy seat car over a console car any day!!!

 

[Richard Cranium]

The buddy seat as a place to rest your arm is VERY nice to have. That said, the console looks very cool & the extra storage is nice.

 

[copper67sat]

My 67 Satellite hardtop has the console. I had a 67 Sat convertible that had the buddy seat. Both auto so I prefer the console and floor shifter

 

[copper67sat]

I think the buddy seat was standard, at least in 67. The console is shown as a no cost option and has a box on the broadcast sheet that is coded for it.

Makes sense for my 2 as my hardtop is a high option, "sold" car and other was lower optioned lot car.

 

[polywideblock]

I have one of each, and I prefer a buddy seat

 

[440 4 speed]

Buddy seat, was to get the other sex closer, or get the mother in law to keep things calm.

 

[WileE]

Buddy seat, was to get the other sex closer, or get the mother in law to keep things calm.

For sure. Back in my youth, my first Mopar had a buddy seat and my "buddy" who sat in it had a miniskirt and a rack.

 

[YY1]

"F buddy" seat?

 

[Durandal25]

I think Dennis is more of a Ford Mustang guy. Got a buddy seat in the 67 Coronet 500 convertible