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seatbelts in classic cars
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i have a '61 ford consul which i am restoring, it has no seatbelts fitted because of the year of the car, will i be able to fit a rear seatbelt for my son but not fit front ones or will they have to be fitted all round?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Older cars that do not have seatbelts:
* Do not need to have them fitted and worn, but cannot be used for carrying children
However if seatbelts are fitted in older cars they must be worn
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/seatbelts.htm
* Do not need to have them fitted and worn, but cannot be used for carrying children
However if seatbelts are fitted in older cars they must be worn
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/seatbelts.htm
The main issue regarding fitting seat belts to this model is the fact that Ford did not engineer seat belt mounting points into the Classic. Properly designed seat belt mountings where they exist are part of the structural engineering of the car. Any attempt to try to "engineer" mounting points into a body shell that was not designed to take them cannot be guaranteed to be structually sound, so there would always be the danger that such mounting points could fail under the very stress that would be experienced by the vehicle in an accident, it's a bit late then to find out that the mountings were inadiquate! Best to follow Andyvon's advice and use a modern car for the family transport.
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