I doubt heated seats were around in the 50's https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-car...ry/1451573074?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Make Buick Model Century Body Type Sedan Year 1954 Transmission Automatic Colour Blue Kilometers 120,000 Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive (RWD) Fuel Type Gasoline No. of Doors 4 No. of Seats 2 Description 1954 Buick Century V8 - 322 Cu In. – 4 BBL. Dynaflow-Automatic, starts right away and runs clean. Factory heated front seat, New parts include: Radiator,Floor Pans, Truck, interior. Good tires, paint in good condition. The cars needs a headliner. Stop by for a test drive….great buy at $10,900 Thanks for looking.
Some of the older buicks had a heater under the seat to help heat the back of the car. That may be what they are alluding to.
'59 has a 'Y' shape duct that blows the heated air into the rear compartment under the front seat. That said, Cadillac & Buick (at least) had actual hot water / fan dispersed under seat heaters in the 1940s. What a '54 has, I am not sure.
I can find something to love on almost any year Buick, but the rear ends of the '54's look unfinished and clumsy to me.
That's what is under my driver's seat. '54 Buicks hae the same. heat is directed unto the driver's feet and rear floor Another heater/ defroster directs air to the front right floor board or entire windshield. seoerate fans and seperate fan swithces control the air flow. The righthand heater/defroster is supplied with fresh air. The underseat heater recirculates cabin air. The heat is thermostically controlled. Set the temp and the thermostat opens or closes a valve on the hot coolant line to the heaters
On the lower roll of the instrument panel just to the right of the ignition switch are three knobs and two switches which control the heating, defrosting, and ventilation of the car. HEATER AND DEFROSTER OPERATION The operation of the heater and defroster controls is relatively simple by just remembering, heat goes up and cold goes down. Control up, maximum heat. Controls down, maximum outside air. The blowers are boosters under either set of conditions. Left Hand Control Up, regulates thermostat, the higher the warmer in-car temperature. Down, outside air for ventilation. The farther down the greater the amount of air. Switch (at top) operates underseat heater. Heats floor, particularly rear. Air circulation is summer. Has high and low position. Center Control Up, regulates amount of air to windshield for defrosting or cooling. For maximum defrosting winter range control should be in full up position. Switch, above Auxiliary Vent Control (R. H. knob) acts as booster for low car speeds, or when parked. Right Hand Control Up, allows outside air to enter through auxiliary hater, mounted at right hand kick pad, onto front floor. May be used for heating and de-fogging in winter. Must be down when defroster (center control) is up. However, may be used proportionately with defroster. Down - Outside air for ventilation. The farther down the greater the amount of air. May also be used in winter to provide air for defrosting when outside air intake is plugged with ice or snow. Switch (at top) operates auxiliary heater for motor. Provides air flow when parked or at low car speeds to defroster, lower floor level or both depending on position of center and right hand controls.
