qrance

Hey folks,
I have a '66 roadster that is very non-original. It came with a set of seats in it that I am almost certain are not the original mid-year vette seats and probably not vette seats at all. I would be most grateful to anyone who could ID these mystery seats. The mounting for the seats to the floor needs to be redone so that that they are safely anchored to the car. I am not interested in original seats and perfectly willing to go with an aftermarket set-up that is safe, comfortable and looks good. Thoughts?

Thanks,
qrance

Bluestripe67

VW? Dennis

Nowhere Man

Something mid 70's into 80's. If it was me I would throw them out and get C4 or C5 seats

Jackfit

It was very common back in the early 70's to have custom covers made because stock covers were not available, and most places would have the regular seat cover guy make them . I needed new seats in 1971 and wound up with roll and pleat seats and panels.

When I restored the car again in 1982 , new repro panels became available and they lasted until now and are still in the car.... same with seat covers, and they are starting to look it

Seat covers are new (2012)

Jack

wraplock

DO NOT THROW THEM OUT! Guys over on the Tri-five web site are always looking for nice buckets for their modified cars. They would probably fetch a few hundred dollars. I have 1965 Impala SS seats for mine but they are getting harder and harder to find.

Don

TCracingCA

But they look like early 911 seats to me!

sub006

An upholstery shop that specializes in '50s through '70s cars might be able to identify by the recline lever or even the seat tracks. Any numbers stamped down in those areas?

Easy Rhino

I thought that headrests became required by law starting with 1968 model year cars?

Don't these seats predate headrests?

SI67

It was shoulder belts that were required starting with the '68 model year. Head "restraints" did not become mandatory until the '69 model year.

Steve

Easy Rhino

Well, there it is.

So, it is unlikely that these seats are 70's or 80's seats, it would seem.