Is this the same seat as in the '68 Waldegard rally car and also installed in the early 911's? It's listed on German EBay for $6,500.00....
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Porsche-356-C...item231b0f08d4
Is this the same seat as in the '68 Waldegard rally car and also installed in the early 911's? It's listed on German EBay for $6,500.00....
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Porsche-356-C...item231b0f08d4
JEFF BRINTON
ESR #1572
1968 911N
1974 914 2.0L
2023 Macan
SOLD - 1967 911N / 1968 911L / 1967 911N / 1969 912 / 1991 964 C2 / 2013 991.1 / 2008 987 Cayman
Hi Jeff,
I believe this one will fit a 356. The early 911 one is just like it only has wider seat tracks, really rare. I'll try to take some photos of the one in my white car.
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Please do John. That is a great looking seat that you have in your car.
Scott H.
1969 Coupe LtWt
1973.5 911T
Thanks Scott...I'll try to do it this weekend and post the photos.
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Just to shed more light on the subject, I am attaching photos of my late 356 era GT seat. This is an original factory seat, unrestored with its black leather & charcoal carpet, probably just as it left Zuffenhausen in the 1960's. Unfortunately, we don't know what exact car this came from - I found it at Pomona some 20 years ago from a seller that had no clue as to what he had! I restored the metal base and used it briefly in my old 1965 356 C, so it fits all post '62 356 seats railings. You will see some small differences to the seat currently on German Ebay, other than the obvious corduroy inserts. I am talking about the metal fasteners used in that seat to hold the carpet in place, something which is not present in my unit.
Notice the unusual seat bottom construction in my unit. The metal (steel, not aluminum) surface has a large hole which was cushion with horsehair, allowing the pilot to have his rear end sit deeper into the seat while also providing a degree of comfort with the cushy horsehair! That part, at the bottom, is covered with a slim piece of vinyl, which is only seen if the seat is pushed up. Some fifty years later, the carbon fiber sport buckets seats in my '12 Spyder's could have used some of this old technology to make them a bit more comfortable.
I know early 911 buckets are rare but I can assure all of you that these late 356-era GT bucket seats are also in that same exclusive, ultra-rare club!
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel, CA