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what do you like for seats? I recon that a pair of lowback buckets looks the part, right now I have the stockers as funds don't allow anything else  ;D

on the other hand, I don't feel really safe without headrests, that's when those Porsche seats become more and more appealing!

For the next car we're getting some of these:

http://www.classiccarseats.com/nurburgring-seats.php

(http://www.classiccarseats.com/images/nurburging/nurburging6.jpg)

In the Uk http://www.wwclassics.com/ does them but I couldn't get their page to load just now.

:)

The most comfortable seat I have ever sat in or "driven" in has to be the Beard seat. I don't have a set myself, but all our club members that do have them swear by them. They look great too.

High Beards..

(http://i13.tinypic.com/2yo3m6u.jpg)

Low Beards...

(http://i14.tinypic.com/40m4he9.jpg)

and in a Ghia...

(http://i14.tinypic.com/42uvx9v.jpg)

Cobra Classic
(http://cobraseats.com/images/roadsterssfront.jpg)

i have to agree with Tim......i dont have beards either but have sat in them......they are so so comfortable......

Speedwell forever !!! :o

(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/510/702/20060910/dyn003_small150_640_480_jpeg_2510702_d1dea7a97e625d456d5d2157f681bf4c.jpg)
Or origine like mine 80's !!!

(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images/002/877/238_abcf063a5dc163a36e5828156d00d632.jpg)

Using beards in mine, nice and comfy.

I like old Scheel seats:

(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3938/scheells1.jpg)

I have a pair of these in my oval, really nice seats. Comfortable as well..

I'm using Talbot rallye seats in mine, very comftable  lightweight seats!
Looking really period too!

I use two seats of the simca rallye..

(http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/4815/sedilicallookepepsicoolfc2.th.jpg) (http://img288.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sedilicallookepepsicoolfc2.jpg)

how do you like them? I can get a pair that need retrimming, but they don't look too comfortable

As look they are ok, pure 70's, for me (it adapts on the sitting of the original beetle seats)... as comfort it I will know to ended restoration... ;)

I can´t wait until mine are done... 

I have some old British car seats in my Gasser ride. Not sure of what model they are from though. Comfy and cool looking but dangerous without a headrest. I am going to put a cage in with a drop down headrest.

mines are not retrimed and are conforatble for a ride
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/herrvee/my-old-school/DSC01120.jpg)

Maybe some of our UK friends can tell me about these?  They are tagged "Paddy Hopkirk", but I can't find much info on them.

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h311/cmhauer/67%20Bug/Paddy-Hopkirk.jpg)

I'll make up some bases for them, change my door panels to black and run them for a while.

Well, eventhough I'm a Swede, an can fill you in on the Paddy Hopkirk tag. Famous rallye driver from "back-in-the-days". Irish born, perhaps most famous for winning the Monte Carlo Rallye in -64, in the famous 33 EJB registered Mini Cooper S. Starting the 2-year in a row of consecutive wins for Mini Coopers in Monte Carlo... they actually also "won" in 1966, but was disqualified for some issues with the headlights (!). Thats for the trivia. Yeah, I do have other cars apart from my Bug  :-[... A 1968 Austin "Coooper S wannabe" sitting in a barn, rusting away...  :'(

So, I guess these are some kind of rallye-seats for an english car...

cheers

Thanks 62 Ragtop.  I found his history with racing Minis and such, so I figured something like that.  I found very little about accessories bearing his name, however; other than nowadays it seems he has a line of bicycle carriers and such.

Hi,
I´m using VW Porsche 914 seats with cut-off headrest trimmed in fat biscuit style leatherette/fabric.
Bye,
Tobi

Those 914 seats look terribly uncomfortable! How are they??

Hi Zach, those surely aren´t the most comfortable seats available...but it´s okay for my ass. ;D

For me it has to be "Buggy Low Backs" they are so cheap like 70 quid a pair cheap, and a set of covers will only set you back 90 quid and with some foam brought from the local market you have a set of original looking comfortable seats and all for under 200 quid mine are even bolted to original VW seat runners - just like back in the 70's  8)

hey....this is just a guess, but could they be early Recaro's???

they do have a similar shape to recaro's thats for sure

maybe from an old MK1 /2 Escourt mexico or RS2000  :)

Yes very similar, but I don't think they are "nice" enough to be real Recaros.

What do you think abut those:

(http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6985/mambaclassicseats75funtzu6.th.jpg) (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mambaclassicseats75funtzu6.jpg)

are they comfe in hot sunny days :) ?
does any one knows where coud I get those
and where are the slots for seat  belts?