I don't like the bench seat in the car. I had a 76 Buick Electra that had a 50/50 or 60/40 split seat with center console and it was power driver seat. There is a junk yard over here in Minnesota that has a large number of GM sedans from 1970-1976. If I find a 60/40 power seat with center console, will that bolt into my 72 LeSabre? I realize I'll have to wire power to the seat since it wasnt factory, thats not an issue. The Yard has 1970's buick sedans/wagons, 70's chevy sedans, cadillacs, olds, pontiacs...etc...
Nuts...I didn't think about the fold down issue. However...if I decide not to care about the rear passengers...will the seats from any 4 dr sedan that i mentioned in original post still mount in the vehicle?
One day you will sell this car (or it will pass to another through your estate). If you put a 4 door fixed seat in the front most prospective buyers will run from your car. If you do this anyway keep the original seats for the next buyer.
You could always get the measuring tape out to save a lot of guesswork. Considering your not to concerned with staying original, you may even find something newer.o No:
Good point made...If I do decide to sell it one day, that seat issue could bite me in the keester. My garage is not big enough to store a front seat easily. Thanks for the heads up.
There's one fundamental question. Do you have mounting points near the hump in the floor? Bench seats often have mountings on the ends near the door sills. The 60/40 or 50/50 seats require mounting points near the tunnel in addition to the ones near the doors. If your car has the mounts your options are wide open. Just about any B-Body (excluding Cadillac) are likely to fit. The impala/caprice cars have a lot of similarities to B-bodies. You might find something that fits. A few measurements will confirm or deny the fit. Just watch out for metric fasteners. If you don't, you'll need to cut the mounts from your donor car and have them welded in. Let us know what you decide. John
For my '69 Special, I just went around a junkyard with a tape measure and found that quite a bit would fit. I wound up taking a power bench seat from a 1995 Roadmaster (all leather, power seat) and it is super-comfy. Obviously I had to drill a couple of holes, but it was SO worth it! -Bob C.
