<VV> Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts??

[Rick Loving]

60 & 61 Corvair could have seatbelts...They were a dealer installed option.


Rick Loving

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of EVERETT WILSON
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:56 PM
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Subject: Re: <VV> Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts??

My Parents had a 62 4 door.  Their first "New" car.  Dad recently told me
that it didnt have seat belts until his employer provided them.  They
insisted that all "Company" cars (he had a 61 Chevy) have belts and also
provided them, at no charge, for employees personal vehicles.  He worked for
that Tobacco company for 35 plus years.  
Everett WilsonNorth Richland Hills TX

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From: Wrsssatty at aol.com <Wrsssatty at aol.com>
Subject: <VV> Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts??
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 8:51 PM

<Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts?? >
 
No, not as standard equipment.  '62 Corvairs did, for the first time,  come 
from the factory with mounting holes drilled in the floors for the  
installation of lap belts for front, outboard positions.  Thus, little 
plugs found 
under the carpet or rubber mat could be popped out and optional seat  belts 
easily bolted in for the driver and one front passenger.  Some states  
began requiring this front lap belt mounting provision for cars beginning
with  
the 1962 model year.  I know, for instance, that Ohio did.
 
~Bill Stanley