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Thelsegse
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 Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:40 pm Post subject: What year is this seat |
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Using the search, I think this seat is a
59 or possibly earlier. What do you guys think?
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rcooled
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: What year is this seat |
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| Thelsegse wrote: |
| I think this seat is a 59 or possibly earlier. |
That type of seat was used for several years. My '63 has the same ones.
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mukluk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: What year is this seat |
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If the studs for the seat back located on the base frame are threaded for M6 cap nuts, then they're from a late '61 through '64 model. Prior to VIN 3771255 those posts were unthreaded.
If you take a close look at the seat back spring frame, sometimes they were stamped with the date of manufacture or had a crimped on tab with a stamped date. See an example from the gallery below.
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Thelsegse
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: What year is this seat |
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| Not threaded, I did not notice any tag, I will look closer tomorrow. |
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House
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: What year is this seat |
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With the single color heat seamed pleat covers, non threaded backrest studs, and what looks to be Basalt Grey paint I would guess early 1961.
But as rcooled mentioned, it will fit in a pretty big window of years with very minor differences… Especially if you are restoring them… |
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zerotofifty
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: What year is this seat |
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The vinyl pattern and welting is identical to what I have in my stock 1961 Bug, although mine is a different color, the pattern is the same. So I think it could be from a 1961. By 1965 the seat for sure was different as I have a stock 65 and it aint at all like that.
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stale air
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:46 am Post subject: Re: What year is this seat |
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1956-60 just a pin where the back rest met the lower frame, and 1961-64 the pin is threaded to accept a 10mm acorn nut.
Also, on 56-60 seats with the upper frames, where they meet the lower frame they come to a point, and on 61 on the flatten out. Like whats pictured below.
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