Hello:
It is very easy to install seatbelts in the rear seat of a BGT. We had a
Gerry car seat for the little feller and it made a snug fit. He and one of
his little friends were able to ride back there until about age five; the
trick is to slide the front seats forward so they will have room for their
dear little feet.
Which brings up a point. It seems that our LBCs have shrunk over the years.
For instance, when I was in high school and college (ca. 1964), I good
easily get four (myself included) in the MGA, especially if a couple of
them were young ladies. I recall four or five of us going somewhere in an
'67 MGB-GT, but I know now, in retrospect, that is, of course, quite
impossible, as only a very accomplished ax-murderer could coax a human
torso into the back seat of one of those things.
Last year, while running the Mille Miglio Missouri, we rescued a fallen
comrade and had three in the MGA. Changing gears became a group effort with
good verbal communication skills (if not a nodding intimate acquaintance
with the middle passenger) of utmost importance.
Regards,
David F. Darby
MkII MGA, 1967 MGB-GT
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4598
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> From: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>
> To: mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: children in "B"'s
> Date: Sunday, 02 August, 1998 2:11 PM
>
> bill and penny meyer wrote:
>
> > Years ago, when my boys were small, I would buckle the two of them
> > in the passenger seat. It was the ONLY time I could get them that
> > close and not have a fight ensue!
> >
>
> When we purchased our '68 BGT, we installed 3 seatbelts in the back
> seat. All three of our kids would fit back there if we put the tallest
> one in the middle. They were all pretty small, but even so, our friends
> were amazed that we could fit them. This extended to a small crowd
> gathering around the car the first time we got together.
>
> Now that the oldest one is driving, she wants it and there is no
> possible debate about selling this car. She's willing to fix it up, so
> who am I to complain? :-)
>
> Regards,
> Dave Ambrose
>
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