Opinions needed: Do these look like factory-installed seat covers

[Grec]

So... a bit of background 1st.

1973 Challenger with a very clean original interior.

After 5 years of owning the car, I finally noticed that the pattern on the inserts of my front buckets did not match the pattern on the rear bench. Burdar and I poked around but couldn't find an exact match for what I have on my fronts anywhere.

OK... so they're custom covers... BUT... if they are, they are some of the best installed covers I have ever seen. Also, on the vertical / back part of the bucket, at the bottom, there is a strip of that green fabric that is a dead match for the fabric on the known-original back bench. (you can see this in one of the pics)

So, without seeing the tops to prejudice the verdict, does this look like a factory install?

I figure there's two possibilities:

1) they are very well made covers put on by a way above average installer

2) I've got some kind of weird vendor-product-switch-up thing going on

Probably the former, but wanted opinions. :-)

(note: the shot of the top bucket showing the frame / hinge was just cleaned off by me. Previously, there was some of the foam that had dripped down the hinge during the production process. ie, it's original foam. I just removed it before I repaint the hinge.)

[HP2]

There are a lot of different vinyl grain patterns out there. If you have ever looked through the legendary catalog, you can see that Mopar used a dozen different styles themselves.

I'd venture a guess to say your covers are professionally made by an upholstery shop and are not original factory covers. They likely found a grain pattern as close as possible to the original, presented that to the buyer, and made them up that way. This could have been a less expensive alternative to using Legendary covers, could have been the buyer didn't know exact reproductions were available, could have been a barter for other work, the situation could have any of a number of differing scenarios.

The use of the original green material is not suprising as upholstery shops need additional material in blind spots on the covers to create reinforcements, bridge gaps, and provide wear resistance. Often this material is the same, or similar to what being used, but it can just as easily be whatever scraps of stuff is lying around. I once had an interior with the same situation, only the extra material was some beige paisely curtain material. The rest of the bucket looked very similar to factory and if it was not for the cloth inserts, would have passed as factory to the casual observer, but closer inspection revealed them to be aftermarket all the way. A conversation with a previous owner confirmed this for me that he had them redone to be as close to original as possible, but with a slight twist, ie the cloth inserts.