Re: 1940 front seat cushion

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2018/2/5 19:52:47

On our '39, I noticed the same thing when we first got the car. When I looked at it more closely, I found 2 small 'vee-brackets' on the bottom front lip of the seat bottom. Try as I might, I could not get the seat pushed back far enough at the back, to get the brackets to engage in the metal seat frame. After fighting with it until the air turned blue, my wife came along and suggested I engage the brackets first with the back of the seat up in the air and then push the back down 'scraping' the rear edge over the seat back's front face. It really compresses the upholstery of the seat back and one has to be careful there are no sharp edges or staples on the back edge of the seat bottom, but, once in place, the seat was perfectly stable.
Not sure if the '40 has the same setup, but thought my 'ordeal' might help give you a place to start looking.