<VV> Corvair Brakes

[Bill H.]

                                         B"H

Mark: I remember that.  The reels were introduced on
domestic cars for the 1974 model year.  Most hardtops
lost the flow of the window design with the shoulder
belts hanging down or suspended from the headliner of
the car, but Mercedes' solution was more elegant for
their hardtops...the retractor for the shoulder belt
is located behind the drivers' seat on the rear sill.

Chrysler, Caddy, and some other makes have the
shoulder belt coming out of the seat back, even more
neat, for their convertibles.

--- Mark Corbin <airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:

> As a matter of fact, yes. You also can't reach some
> of the other
> instrument-mounted things. It is why they came up
> with the sholder belt
> retractor. It was "discovered" that, while the solid
> belt met crash
> protection requirements, people simply wouldn't wear
> them because of that
> motion-limiting problem.
> 
> -Mark
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> 
> > Subject: <VV> Corvair Brakes
> >
> > Regarding the discussion of Corvair brakes and the
> use
> > of the emergency brake:
> >
> > Has anyone in a '68 or '69 with the shoulder belt
> on,
> > tried to pull up on the e-brake?
> >
> > I can't do it.  Even if I loosen the belt.  It is
> > because my arms are too short, or is it a design
> flaw?
> >
> > Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza 110 PG
> 
> 
>