Seat belts
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Seat belts
I have a question. Did the 47 pickups have any form of seatbelts in them? Mine has some, but the owner before me screwed them to the hinged wooden seat adjuster behind the seat back...HA HA. About as useless for safety as none at all, if you ask me. I mean, screwed into wood, they'd just rip out under enough force during a crash. I suppose he did it to 'look' good to cops, but who knows. Anyway, I figured if they didn't have them from the factory, I might as well take these out. My second question...if a vehicle didn't have seatbelts from the factory, is it still legal these days to drive that vehicle without them? These are just lap belts, by the way, no shoulder belts.
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No belts in '47.
Your state does not require them.
I would remove the belts you describe. They might cause injury in a minor collision and are worthless in a major.
If you want seat belts, you can do a very little research into how to do it safely. (hint, big plates under the floor with the belt bolted through it)
See number 5 & 6 here:
Georgia's Seat Belt Law
Your state does not require them.
I would remove the belts you describe. They might cause injury in a minor collision and are worthless in a major.
If you want seat belts, you can do a very little research into how to do it safely. (hint, big plates under the floor with the belt bolted through it)
See number 5 & 6 here:
Georgia's Seat Belt Law
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First US vehicle to offer lap seat belts (as an option): 1955 Packard, were the "aircraft type" metal buckle to webbing. The outer belt containg the buckle, bolted to the doors.
FoMoCo offered this same type of lap seat belt beginning in 1956, but weren't bolted to any doors. Metal to metal lap belts introduced circa 1963.
Ford didn't offer shoulder belts for Passenger Cars until 1967. Ditto for trucks, but were optional thru 1976 and were actually shoulder straps.
The lap seat belts used with shoulder straps had two buckles, one for the lap belt tongue, one for the shoulder strap tongue. The straps bolted to the upper cab corners after the rubber plugs were removed.
FoMoCo offered this same type of lap seat belt beginning in 1956, but weren't bolted to any doors. Metal to metal lap belts introduced circa 1963.
Ford didn't offer shoulder belts for Passenger Cars until 1967. Ditto for trucks, but were optional thru 1976 and were actually shoulder straps.
The lap seat belts used with shoulder straps had two buckles, one for the lap belt tongue, one for the shoulder strap tongue. The straps bolted to the upper cab corners after the rubber plugs were removed.
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