Seat belt webbing

["A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>]

Dave;

 I don't think that your car had factory seatbelts, if it had belts at all they would have been aftermarket ones. There was an old set of seatbelts in my car, aftermarket of course, and they were woven from nylon webbing the same as the new ones are. They were basically aviation type seatbelts with a chrome buckle that you have to pull open to undo, if you want some appropriate to your car I would find a set of lap belts like these. J.C Whitney, among other places, still sell these things in multiple colours. Nylon goes back a long ways so unless you had a set from a 1930's aircraft I doubt whether they would be made out of canvas or leather.

Best Regards

Arran Foster

1954 Imperial Newport

Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave & Tracy

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Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 1:34 PM

Subject: IML: Seat belt webbing

Hi all,

I am thinking of putting period seatbelts in my Le Baron . I know nothing of the webbing or the width etc, plus the correct colour for the brown interior for my Le Baron. Were the original seatbelts made from canvas ?

Regards

Dave

60 Le Baron.