Hi Brandt and All: The Chrysler dealer authorized and installed seatbelts were all certainly black. Whether or not some aftermarket manufacturer made colored belts as early as 1961, I do not know. For the purposes of concours, we do not judge seat belts on authenticity before 1962. Condition issues only are evaluated. In thinking about it, though, perhaps we should dock a point or two for blatently non-available aftermarket features such as push-button releases. Hhhhmmmm. Hope this helps clarify your questions. 300ly, Gil Cunningham In a message dated 7/13/2006 12:48:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, brandt300g@xxxxxxxxx writes: Hello everyone! I know this subject hasn't been talked about for 4 to 5 days now but I've tried to put this on the list server through a reply but it didn't go through so I hope it does this time. Anyway, I obtained seat belts for my G about six months ago from a company called 'The Paddock'. Now these belts are tan like the seats. Wasn't tan a possible color for belts in '61!? I know that these would have been dealer installed until '62 when they were a factory option. At Tahoe during concours judging, I was only docked 1 point out of a possible 5 for seat belts (don't want to get anyone in trouble here). On another note, I'll miss you all at Lawton, Oklahoma but I'll be there in spirit!! Sincerely & 300ly, Brandt H. J. w/ a soon freshly painted and rechromed G! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/