Seat belts - to be or not to be?

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by burner31

Anchor them to the body...NOT the frame.

WHY?
If it is because you think the body will come loose from the chassis and squash you, that is an old wife's tale. There have been threads here showing photos of wrecked cars from the Model A era. Some were very badly damaged and I don't think a single one of them had the body come loose. Maybe on the odd occassion, the body was so badly damaged that it disintegrated but a body as a whole does not come off. Other photos showed the body still attached to a very badly twisted chassis, yet still attached.
Regulations here require seat belts be attached to the chassis if no suitable anchor points are available, as in a Model A.
That story seems to have survived reason for years just like "The water flows too quickly through the radiator for it to have time to cool". Forget it!

[woofa.express]

Where to anchor the belts? I think the more important question is should one fit head rests to counter whip lash?
Do tell me where does one stop?

[Sedona48F1]

Originally Posted by woofa.express

Where to anchor the belts? I think the more important question is should one fit head rests to counter whip lash?
Do tell me where does one stop?

I hear ya on those headrests

[burner31]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

WHY?
If it is because you think the body will come loose from the chassis and squash you, that is an old wife's tale. There have been threads here showing photos of wrecked cars from the Model A era. Some were very badly damaged and I don't think a single one of them had the body come loose. Maybe on the odd occassion, the body was so badly damaged that it disintegrated but a body as a whole does not come off. Other photos showed the body still attached to a very badly twisted chassis, yet still attached.
Regulations here require seat belts be attached to the chassis if no suitable anchor points are available, as in a Model A.
That story seems to have survived reason for years just like "The water flows too quickly through the radiator for it to have time to cool". Forget it!

What you say about the photos of "wrecked cars from the Model A era" is true.
BUT...that was over 80 years ago, and body rust and metal fatigue can do some really funny things sometimes.
Just something to keep in mind in "today's era"

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by burner31

What you say about the photos of "wrecked cars from the Model A era" is true.
BUT...that was over 80 years ago, and body rust and metal fatigue can do some really funny things sometimes.
Just something to keep in mind in "today's era"

80 years of corrosion on the bolts could compromise their integrity but how many of us are driving cars that have not been "restored" sometime during that 80 years. Even thgose who drive an unrestored original car should not do so without making it safe, IMO. That includes checking/replacing thse bolts.
I would not even consider attaching seat belts anywhere other than directly to the chassis.