Seat Belt Recommendations?

[Deleted User]

Just wondering what type of seat belt others are using and if there's a good source for them. It's a '54 Hudson Jet.

Thanks!

onerare39

Take a look around here to see if you can find some that will work.

http://www.julianos.com/lap_belts.html

John

railknight

Hudson apparently used leather seat belts on its few Italias it had made in 1954.  So, if you can find an image of what those seat belts looked like, that could help you figure out what type to use.  Nash offered seat belts as an option in 1950 as well as Ford in 1956.  So if you can locate on line a photo of how those belts appeared that can provide you some help too.

I put seat belts into the front seat of my '53 Super Wasp last year.  I found a vender (there are many on line) that sold seat belts that very closely matched the dark green of my stepdown's upholstery.  Also, I went with a lift latch type of buckle versus a push button buckle as I feel the lift latch looks older such as what would have been used on a 1950's airliner like a Lockheed Constellation, Convairliner or Douglas DC-6.

Whatever type you pick the important thing is you're interested in installing seat belts to make your car much safer in the event of a traffic accident.

 

Dan

 

      

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the advice. I'll check out the web site!