Early Recaro fixed buckets

[Ernie W]

This photo is the early type Recaro seat base, later ones have seat belt mounting points attached. This one is the right side (passenger). the lever on the rear corner is to unlock the base and tilt the seat up. The hinge is the same part from the Speedster (356).

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[Cris Huergas]

As confining as it looks, it still fits my 195 lbs 5'8" frame. Though I gotta watch it, if I gain another 10 lbs, it might get a bit too snug. So here is my motivation to keep my weight down.

Cris

[VintageSeats]

It is my beliefe that the seat shown previously with the brass grommets down the back was made up until 1971. After that the design was morphed into the shell that the "Thumbscrew" seat was made from. These were made fixed back as well. The shell with the large side humps was made with grommets early and without grommets later. I image the switch was 1971 as well. The brass grommets were to hold the upholstery clips to the inside of the seats. When they made the switch this changed to the upholstery clips being glassed in. I make perfect repros of these seats. Check out http://www.vintageseats.com

[Rennman]

Greetings,

I really do not think the Gromet seat was produced for that long or until 1971. The newer versions without the gromets have appeared in cars shown in Christo magazines as early as 1969. Those factory pictures to me tell when the change occured.

From my research:

Plastic seat with gromet 66-68

Plastic seat without gromet (two versions) 69-71

Plastic seat with adjusting turnbuckle 72-75

Additionally I have an early Recaro with just one brass gromet at the center bottom of the seatback that appears to be from the 60's as well and slightly smaller in size, so there may have been other variations as well.


The Vintage Seats reproductions are beautifully done by the way.

Best,

Don

[VintageSeats]

Thanks for the further info. I have one other detail of interest to add: There were 2 "grommeted" seats. The one shown that came out of the airplane and one prior to this model that is a Recaro fiberglass shell with grommets but with a headrest mounting system like that of the Porsche 356 with the flat bands/cylindrical headrest and a thumbscrew on the top back of the seat to loosen/raise headrest/re-tighten. It would make sense that this was the first of the fiberglass Recaro buckets. Regards, Peter

[69Sman]

Pete - welcome!!! I wanted to add my .02 cents....I HAVE a pair of Pete's seats in my RS, and they ROCK!!!!

[wolfturbo]

I'll second what Stacy says. Pete's work is spectacular and his service is second to none. I look for excuses to sit in my RS, just so I can drool over Pete's handiwork!

[sithot]

I've owned the original and I've got Pete's Seats in my '73 (whole Hog; driver and passenger!).
They are the best fitting I've been it, period. They are also appreciably stronger than the originals which due to their nature were not made to last. The fiberglass likes to crack as well as warp/deform with age.

Keep up the great work, Pete.

Regards,

Tom

PS: How's the '53 coming?

[Ernie W]

This seat has a date on the inside of the seat track.