Re: What was the first Packard to have seat-belts, if at all?
Posted by HH56 On 2016/4/6 10:28:53
Packard offered seat belts on the V8 models and maybe earlier. Kind of crude by todays standards but available. One side was fastened to the door and when not in use was held by a clip. Packard promoted that door mounting feature as an additional safety means to ensure the door stays closed. With that arrangement, often wonder how many buckle ends were routinely left dangling and merrily clanking down the road.
I think I read that Ford was the first to promote them extensively. They stopped publicizing them as much when the public perceived the offering meant the cars were unsafe but still kept them as an option. Don't think they were mandated until sometime maybe in the 70s.
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I think I read that Ford was the first to promote them extensively. They stopped publicizing them as much when the public perceived the offering meant the cars were unsafe but still kept them as an option. Don't think they were mandated until sometime maybe in the 70s.
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