What Mod / Floral material was available on which MoPars?
There were three different floral patterns offered by Plymouth and Dodge in 1969 and 1970
1969 Plymouth Barracuda
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
“Mod Top”
(yellow/green/black floral)
Look for this on the Fender Tag:
Top = V1P
Seats = F6J or F6P
(yellow/green/black floral)
Look for this on the Fender Tag:
Top = V1P
Seats = F6J or F6P
1969 Plymouth Satellite
1970 Plymouth Barra/Cuda
1970 Plymouth Barra/Cuda
“Mod Top”
(blue/green floral)
Look for this on the Fender Tag:
Top = V1Q
Seats = F2Q
(blue/green floral)
Look for this on the Fender Tag:
Top = V1Q
Seats = F2Q
1969 Dodge Dart/Coronet/SuperBee
1970 Challenger and Dart
1970 Challenger and Dart
“Floral Top”
(green/gold/lite-blue floral)
Look for this on the Fender Tag:
Top = V1H
Seats = solid non-floral colors
(green/gold/lite-blue floral)
Look for this on the Fender Tag:
Top = V1H
Seats = solid non-floral colors
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1969 and 1970 BARRACUDA (yellow and black floral, fender tag = F6J or F6P for the seats and V1P for the vinyl top) 
F6P = yellow vinyl bucket seats with floral inserts
F6J = green vinyl bucket seats with floral inserts |
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| As is widely (and sadly) known, there is no New Old Stock (NOS) 1969/1970 Barracuda yellow/black mod material left, so the only way to get mod material for your ’69 and ’70 Barracuda is to buy reproduction material (or to find some in decent shape in an existing car – very unlikely).The 1970 ‘Cuda and Barracuda Mod Tops (Fender tag: V1P) had the same yellow/black floral material as the 1969 Barracuda as shown in this ’70 Barracuda from the 1993 MoPar Nationals.
SMS Auto Fabrics in Canby, Oregon has repro material:
Also, Legendary Interiors has mod/floral material offerings for the 1969 Barracuda (and the Satellite)
Lastly, one can get 1969 and 1970 Barracuda reproduction floral vinyl material from Layson’s Restorations. FYI: Years ago when they first started reproducing mod material, Layson’s produced a quality reproduction, but the black lines in the pattern were much thicker than the original material (NOS). We are not sure if it’s that way anymore – ask them for a sample first! – but if still true, we suggest you should do the whole interior and top (top, door panel inserts, seat inserts) at one time so the all your mod material will match. Otherwise, it will be obvious what is NOS and what is repro because of the difference in the black line thickness. We’ve never seen a 1970 ‘Cuda or Barracuda blue Mod Top (Fender tag: V1Q), and a page from the 1970 Plymouth trim book seems to indicate it had the same blue/green material that came on the 1969 Satellite. There is one ’70 Barracuda with blue mod appointments in my Mod Top registry, but it has not been restored yet, so we don’t have pictures of it with the top installed. |
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1969 Plymouth SATELLITE (blue and green floral, fender tag = F2Q for the seats and V1Q for the vinyl top)
Note: F2Q = blue vinyl bench seats with blue/green floral inserts (same material as the vinyl top)
1969 Satellite (and 1970 Barra/Cuda) (blue/green floral)
Fender Tag: Top = V1Q
Seats = F2Q
For 1969 Plymouth Satellite owners with the F2Q fender tag callout for floral inserts in the front and rear seats and V1Q fender tag callout for the floral vinyl top (aka “Mod Top”), click or tap for info about SMS Auto Fabrics in Oregon who has repro material. Also, Legendary Interiors has repro 1969 Plymouth Satellite front split bench seat covers in dark blue metallic vinyl with blue/green floral inserts. Check out this picture of a NOS 1970 Barracuda Green/Blue Mod Top! |
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1969 Dodge DARTS, SUPERBEES and CORONETS (green and gold/blue floral, fender tag = V1H for the vinyl top) Note: 1969 Darts, SuperBees and Coronets had standard color seats without floral inserts and were called “Floral Tops,” not “Mod Tops”.
 1969 Dart/Coronet/SuperBee
1970 Challenger and Dart (!) (green/gold/lite-blue floral)
Fender Tag: V1H (Seat material = normal solid colors, not floral) |
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| For 1969 Dart, SuperBee and Coronet owners (Fender tag: V1H), as far as we know, only repro green/gold material is available (therefore, no NOS). Layson’s Restorations claims to sell reproduction Dart/SuperBee/Coronet material, but we’ve heard from some Dodge Floral Top owners that Layson’s won’t repro the Dart/SuperBee/Coronet material because of low demand.
Also, Floral Top Dodges (Darts, SuperBees and Coronets) came with standard solid color seats (and not with floral inserts in the seats like the Plymouths (Barracuda and Satellite)).
Interesting information for the 1970 Dodge Dart and CHALLENGER models! According to Brian Ridley, Connect & Development Director at Legendary Interiors, “The 1969 [Dodge] album says nothing about green mod anywhere. The 1970 album at first glance does not mention green mod anywhere also, but after looking real hard I found a clue. Dodge made corrections in the dealer albums by putting a piece of white tape over information that was either incorrect or discontinued. After taking a razor blade to one of these pieces of tape in the 70 Dodge vinyl top section I found the V1H vinyl top code. I have attached the entire 70 Dodge vinyl top page […] along with a close up on the V1H section that I carefully uncovered.”
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| “Paisley” material A side note on the term “Paisley” as opposed to “Mod Top” or “Floral Top”; The flowery vinyl tops of 1969 and 1970 on Plymouths and Dodges are “Mod” and the paisley pattern that came on some 1970 Plymouths and 1971 Imperial LeBarons is “Paisley”; the two terms do not intermix. However, some do mix those terms and it can get confusing when one talks of the wild vinyl tops offered by MoPar! Also, Van Dyke Dodge in Detroit offered their own version of the ModTop as evidenced in this article And, check out these Product Information Bulletins (PIBs) from Hamtramck Historical regarding the ModTops. |
Thus, at one point, Ma MoPar was thinking about offering the V1H ModTop on the 1970 Challengers and Darts! Wonder what changed their minds? Could have been Extra Hemi Groovy!
