I don't usually write "me too" msgs but I think this one deserves it.
I agree with Nevin about the 3-point belts. Gotta get some for my '69 B
like the '70 had. The 3rd point hardware for attachment is on the car.
CR
dresden@tiac.net wrote:
>
> >It doesn't make any sense to install 3-point belts without installing a roll
> >bar......and I hate the looks of the car with it. In our car they're nothing
> >more than a placebo (?).
>
> How about to keep your chest from breaking the steering wheel, or to keep
> the passenger's head from damaging the dash?
>
> Those Nova crash films sure were more effective than the ones from the
> 1950's I saw in driver's ed. (No, I'm not that old, but the films were). My
> own humble(?) opinion is that the move from two to three point belts was
> probably the single best thing to happen to automotive crash safety, better
> than air bags, even. (That's a joke, call me a dinosaur, but I've never
> owned a car with airbags; I suspect they are named after their inventors).
>
> Nevin
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