On 10/9/2010 7:18 AM, Jerry Lindsay wrote: > It was after January 1962 I believe, that the seat belts became standard, my November "H" did not have them. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: barjam300@xxxxxxx > To: finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] seat belt color > Dave, > The 300H was the first American car to have seat belts installed by the > factory. All '62 Chryslers had seat-belt anchors built right into the body so > the customer could easily install their own seat-belts per the 1962 > Chrysler Engineering and Styling confidential bulletin. > Jim Bartuska > Niles, Mi > In a message dated 10/7/2010 7:34:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Question....Were seat belts available as an option for the F in 1960? > If so, what color would they have been for the standard F interior and > what type hardware would they have used? > I have what I believe to be "period correct" hardware, buckles etc but > need to have new webbing sewn on. The buckles are the chromed "lift type" > release. Any one use this "Snake Oyle" outfit or any other seat belt repair > place you could recommend? > Thanks > Dave Schwandt IF I remember correctly, there were only about 3 compaines in the USA that made government 'approved' seatbelts, so the car manufacturers and the dealers would have gotten them from one of those 3 companies. Manufacturers would have had them made with the manufacturers branding, dealers could have gotten them from a local distributor (not car manufacturer branded) OR thru the parts department channels -- Paul Holmgren Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1 Hoosier Corps L#6 ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/