How Many (pick a year) Chevelles Were Equipped With Bucket Seats

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I have done a breakdown of bucket seat vs. bench seat Malibu and SS396 series Chevelles on this linked page. The figures are calculated statistics, NOT factual production numbers and here is how it was done.

- First one must know the total number of possible series/models that could have ordered RPO A51, bucket seats. This number for each year is shown as the "Total Possible."

 - Second one must take the number of each series/body style and calculate its percentage of the whole for that year.

 - Third one must take the percentage of the whole times the total number of bucket seat options sold that year. - The result is a calculated distribution of bucket seats sold for a given series/model.

The figures of total per series/model and total bucket seats are pulled from accepted production numbers and "Calculated With Bucket Seats" is an evenly spread calculated figure.

Example 1966:
A total of 158,720 Malibu series sport coupes were built (both 13517 and 13617 are merged into one figure). The 135/13617 Malibu sport coupe made up 59% of the total Chevelles that could have ordered bucket seats. Take that 59% times the total bucket seats ales of 95,482 gives you 55,927 135/13617 Malibu sport coupes with bucket seats. Subtract the 55,927 from the total 135/13617 Malibu sport coupes calculated with bucket seats gives you 102,793 135/13617 Malibu sport coupes remaining that must be bench seat.

The First Generation Monte Carlo website has a breakdown of 1970 Monte Carlos with bucket seats vs. bench seat so the bucket seat calculation for 1970 is not included in the table below for 1970. Of the 145,976 1970 Monte Carlos built 24,670 were ordered with bucket seats, about 16.9% meaning 83.1%, or 121,306 were equipped with a bench seat.

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