<VV> Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts??

[Ken Clark]

I bought a '62 2 dr cp 700 model new and had seat belts put in before I left the dealer.  My first new car that I ran for several years and have had 1 or more Corvairs since.  Ken 
 
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> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:24:13 -0400
> Subject: Re: <VV> Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts??
> 
> My 60 had the holes drilled and then rubber plugs installed. Took me half an
> hour to put them in for the kids.
> Jason Cesana
> 1960 4dr 700
> 
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> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Rick Loving
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> 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
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> 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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> Subject: <VV> Did 1962 Corvairs have seatbelts??
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> 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
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