Re: '55 400 Front Seat Backs

Posted by ewrecks On 2021/3/18 0:08:18

Leeedy is absolutely correct. Cars of the 50’s and early 60’s did not have seat latches or much of anything else to promote passenger safety. Few offered seatbelts. They came with a single master cylinder brake system that offered no brakes if you popped a brake line or wheel cylinder...and then Packard threw in the BYV that can leave you without brakes with no notice.
The steering columns did not collapse and my 55 Eldorado has a spike in the center of the steering wheel to pierce your chest.
These are not safe cars by today’s standards even if carefully maintained. The engineering is awful .....but they sure are fun.