Speaking of seatbelts

["clay-deb" <clay-deb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone purchased the seatbelt kits that are available from  J C Whitney
?
 Or would a junkyard be a better place to look?
Unfortunately my  60 custom does not have seat belts  ,and I would like to
install some  before I do any serious traveling with the family.
                                            Clay Smith
                                             67 Crown Coupe
                                             60 Custom
-----Original Message-----
From: dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, December 21, 2002 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Seatbelts


Quoting "ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx" <ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx>:


> harnesses. So you end up with a "lap belt". I never really undestood
> what
> these were supposed to accomplish? After all, in an impact the body will
>
> continue in motion. So your head still goes through the windshield.
>
>                                                          Allan From
> Billings,
> Montana
>

Allan, the most important thing these seatbelts will do is keep you inside
the
car in case of a serious crash.  Being jetissoned off the car is almost
certain
death.  Your car may not have serious damage, but if you are knocked off it,
you are in trouble.  This alone is a very important protection.  Second,
even
the lap belt will keep you from sliding through the winshield, even if your
head does hit the steering wheel.  All the late 60's cars had relatively
soft
interiors to minimize head injury.  A lap belt would obviously work much
better.  In the early-mid 60's only Volvo as far as I know had them as
standard
equipment.

Point is, wear these seatbelts even if they are incomplete.
D^2