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[cometcougar]

I added 3 point retractables to the front and just lap belts to the back of my 60 Comet. There was no sign that the car was ever designed to have any sort of seatbelts, even as an option, but it also wasn't too terribly difficult to add them. My main motivation for adding belts was that I knew the car would be driven by my daughter.

[Luva65wagon]

Yeah... I wear seatbelts and I vote.

I would feel much safer with 3-point belt in my wagon, but I've not had much time to try and rig them in. I've got the interior out at the moment, so now might be the time to look into this option. But yes, at the very least, add some lap belts -- front and rear. It's as easy as drilling holes and installing them with... yes, really big washers. It's ideal to scout underneath the car in the area you would install these and find the area that is two layers of sheetmetal -- if it's got two layers. I'm pretty sure all our cars had seatbelts as an option an Ford strengthened the floor where needed. I've not had a pre-65 car in about 30 years, so I may be wrong about a 61. Really big washers help because it's hard to pull really big washers through the floor.

[Nathan289]

Macs antique auto parts had the aviator style seat belts listed in their newest catelog for $23 a piece which by far is the cheapest I've seen them..
They even offer a longer size for those who may need it..

Nathan

[Jeff W]

Hi Roger, please take really good notes if you put three point in your rear seats. When I find a roundbody 2-door wagon, that is first on my list.

[Luva65wagon]

Jeff... I'd almost think the rear would be far easier than the fronts, since there's not much to bolt to between the front and rear on my wagon. I could easily think of places behind the rear seat to bolt things to. I'll have to go to the Pull-a-Part and see what options I have.

[Luva65wagon]

Macs antique auto parts had the aviator style seat belts listed in their newest catelog for $23 a piece which by far is the cheapest I've seen them..
They even offer a longer size for those who may need it..

Nathan

Where do you bolt the aviation style? To the floor behind the seat? I've never really looked at those much before.

[Nathan289]

the avaition style refers to the belt buckle style over anything else. they're not any different than regular seat belts other than they are nicer looking than the cheesey plastic stuff.

The bolt to the floor just like any other seat belt..

Dearborn classics sells them (huge mark up)
macs had them cheapest..
I bought a set from Jake at OFI
I usually get them at the swap meet from one of the hot rod vendors.. usually charges about $30 per, which would be the same as macs by the time you add shipping.

The cool thing about the aviator style is they come in like 30 colors and the buckles are chrome and metal..

Nathan

[Luva65wagon]

Oh... I thought you were referring to the two belts over the shoulder style -- like you see in race cars. It's the "lift the lever" style they have on aircraft you are referring to then. I still have the original Ford belts with the plastic lifty thing, which most people can't figure out how to open. There's no button and no obvious lift lever. They're not reproduced anyway, so I think the only real option (other than a swap meet) is push buttons and aviator style.

[cometcougar]

I got my after-market seat belts recently from these guys (seat belt pros dot com)

http://www.seatbeltpros.com/

I am pleased with the belts so far, and the price seemed in line with every where else I looked on the internet. I got the chrome lift "aviator" style buckles.

[Luva65wagon]

That looks like a great place to shop. Thanks for the link.

I remember seeing a retractable set in an 80's/90's Ranger in the Pull-a-Part a couple weeks ago. I should go see what it would take to pull that out and adapt. Good thing there is they practically give me stuff every time I go. Plus it's fun.