Re: A990 seat brackets

[Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JC Whitney still sells the seats in vinyl in their Jeep section. The folding 
back of the seat was an option on the A-100 pickups but not the vans.

Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:01 PM
Subject: RE: A990 seat brackets


> Yes Bostrum Viking Companion seats were used. They were modified so the 
> back would fold frontward, unlike the rigid truck seats. And they used 
> unique fine grain vinyl.
>
> The Summit link worked but, beyond the fabric, the top of the backrest on 
> the Summit seat looks more square than the original A990 versions look 
> like to me. I suppose an upholstery guru could fix that.
>
> Thanks for the Garland link. Good to see it again.
>
> And sorry to hear about the laptop! Was it a TOYota hard drive? :-P ;-)
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> > Okay, well here's a little grist for the mill... I thought I sent a reply 
> > to
> > this the other night but it must not have gotten sent before my laptop
> > expired with a loud SNAP.
> >
> > It seems that recently someone on here mentioned that the seats were made 
> > by
> > Bostrum, and were as used on the A-100.  Besttop makes a seat that looks
> > similar (not exact, but close enough for most 50 year old memories) and
> > sells them through Summit and others.  They're listed in the Jeep section.
> > Here is a link (which will probably not work well, so search
> > Summitracing.com):
> >
> > http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BST-39429-01/?rtype=10
> >
> > At one time they were available in vinyl, but I see only fabric now.
> >
> > There are photos of the seat brackets on this site featuring the 
> > restoration
> > of the '65 "Texas Rattler" car.  Great story on this one...
> >
> > http://www.garlandmotorsports.com/65-super-stock.html
> >
> > Anyway, hoping we can come up with a set of drawings - have a couple of 
> > new
> > CNC machines to play with and am ready to go!
> >
> > SC
>
>
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