in 1967 were seat belts a standard in a 1967 ford f100 or were they still a choice. mine dont got them and i dont think i need them cause january 1st 1968 was when all vehicles had to have seat belts except buses.

 

The good thing about seat belts is they do help keep your face looking the same when getting in as you get out of the vehicle. And if that's not enough then seat belts do help so your family can see you again also.. If any of that matters then keep them install.

Orich

 

"yours dont got them....."

I think you may want to check with the police dept in your town or state and see if they are going to let you slide for not wearing a seat belt since your truck does not have them. I can't see that personally, I would imagine you would be told that you need to install some. But to answer your question you could probably google it and see if your truck came with them that year.

 

ya i did google it but nothing really came up about the 1967 ford f100 all having them from the factory it just talked about mustangs and other things i no in northdakota you dont need to have your seat belt on though.

 

I do believe that after 1964 seat belts were standard in all vehicles. Yes yours came with them; they are just not there for one reason or another. They are cheap; get them. You are only required to have the lap belts.

 

New fed safety standards went into effect for Passenger Cars January 1, 1966.

Mandated as standard equipment (formerly optional): Lap seat belts, backup lamps, heater/defroster, left hand outside mirror.

Light trucks were required to have these features beginning model year 1967 (September 1966).

1976: First year that shoulder belts were mandated by the feds for light trucks. 1967/75: Shoulder straps were optional.

FoMoCo "light trucks" = F100/350, Bronco & Econoline. Ranchero considered Passenger Car.

 

Mine had no seat belts until I got a stern warning from a police officer and a mandatory repair order to have them installed within seven days. I was under the impression that if it had no seat belts from the factory, it didn't need them. Mine had no seat belts and it also passed a federal and provincial inspection for importation purposes so I thought I was okay. I learned the hard way that in 1962 in BC all vehicles had to be sold with at least two lap belts in the front seats, so imported or not mine was supposed to have them before being legal.

Ford actually offered seat belts as an option, in their cars at least, in 1955. Also in 1955 but as a 1956 option, Ford offered lap belts in the rear seats as an option within their Lifeguard package.

I believe it was in the early sixties that all American vehicles needed provisions for at least two seat belts in the front seats. This means that if you do order up some lap belts, it's literally a bolt-in procedure as there will be threaded holes in your floor to install the belts. It took me one hour to do it.

 

In the U.S. as far as I know, there is no requirement to retrofit pre-1966 trucks in any state. Not saying what is a good idea, or a bad idea - but it's not a requirement. That won't necessarily help you; and it's not unheard of to run into overzealous beauracrats or people with "issues" who may not be up to speed on the "codes". It may or may not be worth your time to protest a ticket, etc.

For my part, some years ago had to take the actual driving test as part of state driver license renewal (another story in itself) and decided to have some Fun with my 64; and brought that in for the test. Should start out we have a pretty good DMV, and harbor no ill-will towards them. But it's still fun to mess with people to some degree, and I was Upset With The Machine, and younger ...

Was issued a babe with a clipboard and we went out for a spin. The first thing they want is headlight, brake and blinker tests. She stands about 75 feet away and points to various functions I should be doing, most of which a 64 pickup doesn't have. She becomes increasingly dumbfounded, then agitated. My plan is working Brilliantly!

"Turn on your four-ways" she sez. "There isn't any". This causes her to kind of stare at me. "What year is that ... oh wow, etc." you know, the not impressed kind of "oh wow". Then explain that, no, the amber park lamps do not illuminate with headlights on. Then she gets in the truck with an exaggerated arm wave, trying to hook that shoulder belt. That isn't there. She does this about three times, for some reason. I stare straight ahead, nonchalant. Biting my lip and thinking distant thoughts in order to not bust out laughing. I knew where this was going.

"Where's your seat belts!!??" "Whaddaya mean?" as innocently as I could muster. "Where's the seat belts?" "Oh, _those_." ... (I act like it's tough to recall, but vaguely think were an extra cost option in 1964. Looong pause. "We can't do this." Excuse me?

"We can't do this." Then I started laughing, because I'd heard it all, and thought about saying something entirely inappropriate but decided I better stay on script here. "The law says we have to have seatbelt a on", etc. But I had memorized a little bit of the relevant Iowa code and printed that off and handed her a copy. too, and set her straight. She finally, reluctantly agreed to continue the driving test on the condition that she'd check all this out on our return and then (hopefully, surely) fail me on that reason. Of course I passed, and was safely licensed for another five years. Definitely worth the effort and time. YMMV.

 

That's an excellent story. I love it.