Origonal Speedster Seat, New Mold

I've had a mold made from an original speedster seat along with molded pads.
Seats are manufactured to military/aircraft standards by military contractor
I compared the Vintage and Becks seat to determine the differences and personally think that a replica of the original is much more comfortable, aesthetically more original and driver would sit lower in the car. Cushions are attached to the seat per original versus Velcro
Is this something that anyone would be interested in? Seat bases are altered reinforced with metal to allow fitting to Vintage, Becks or original speedster. I should have pictures of these completed & upholstered by the end of the week and will post for feedback and interest.

Thanks

Gee

Yes, I think quite a few people would be interested. Especially if you could provide measurements so that it can be reasonably determinded that the seat will fit in our individual cars. You might post the same info on the spyder site as quite a few of those cars use speedster like seats.

angela

Gee, I may be interested in the seats - but definitely depends upon the cost. I'm a big guy that could use a little extra room when sitting in the speedie - but the toy budget has taken a big hit as of late.....

hi , iam a newbie , i just put a deposit on a 356 body, and would be interested on the seats if price is reasonable.

Wider, definately wider. Like the originals but just a bit wider would be nice.

Hi,

I have pictures available now but have no idea where the file/picture download icon is on this forum..could someone let me know how pictures get downloaded on this site.

Thanks

Advertising is for private sales between speedster owners - so if you are a comercial business their is a different procedure. Probably posted at top of pages.

Click on Registry, Read Detail, Photo's of Car, then Add Photo. If you aren't a paying donor then there is a size limit to what you can post.

The defense contractor and military standards kind of scare me of - what with MILSPEC $600 toilet seats and $300 hammers!

Hi,

The military referance was inregard to high standard of workmanship required for a company to be considered a manufacture aircraft parts.

Thanks for the info on loading pics.

Gordon

But how exactly do military/aircraft standards apply to these bucket
seats???

Having responded to many a local, state and federal government RFPs, each includes specific standards as defined in the particular RFP, or Req Order. If it is not specified in the RFP, it is not something you deliver. You can become listed as a non-responsive vendor, in most state and any federal process. It is the kiss of death. Your bid/quote is dead without being opened.

However, this reference must be to the expected quality. For example on of the standards for the Coast Guard 12 guage shotgun programs was that the Mossberg defender 12 guage was to fire 10,000 rounds with no malfunction. Only the stainless steel 'defender' qualified.

Of interest here is what are these seats made of? composite or aluminum.

Seats are made of Fiberglass, handlaid and vacuum bagged.

Thanks

Do they carry an ISO 9001 9002 cert?

I have no idea.

Although they must have some kind of standard if supplying aircraft parts.

Gordon, I hope you can take a little razzing.

It

So lets hear some numbers. Prices that is.

Posted some pics...

Any chance of molding in an elastic waist band. A scooch more room in the seat would be nice for those of us with a scooch more room in . . .

well, you know how this one ends.

Sounds like TC is a candidate for "Long Haul Trucker Jeans" (with a little more room in the seat).

Sold at better Truck Stops all across America. (no kidding)

Oh MAN ! ! ! What a wonderful Christmas present ! ! ! There's a good chance that we'll be going to to GA to grab a TR8 body shell soon, I'm gonna have to search out a handful of pairs.

Speaking of which, if the guy holds true to his plan and we end up going down for the shell, we'll be traveling empty from MA to GA. Anyone need a car brought South? Only cost gas money.

I had one of those(TR8). Twin carbs mounted in a v shape to common manifold(strange) and mated to an automatic(ugh!)and a hard top.
I still couldn't pass it up.

That car would be worth a fortune today. Only the prototypes were coupes, all production TR8's were convertibles. There were only a small handful of the prototypes made, and a scant few were automatics. Nearly all of the automatics were white or astral blue.

If I kept 1/2 of the interesting cars I've had I could buy a pretty nice house about now. I bought it from a garage because the original owner had had it towed there because of an anti freeze leak. The wise garage owner said--"yep cracked head". Owner choose not to pay and gave the car to the garage. I bought it for $700., put in a new freeze out plug and I was on my way....
Water under the bridge. I'm gonna go cry in my beer now.

i would honestly be interested in the seats. i tried the vintage original speedster seats and found them too narrow, and worse, they flexed so badly that they actually twisted apart when i took corners!!

Did we hear anything about cost? They do really look wonderful, I would be interested if cost is not way over and if they could be made in red and shipped to Spain

I'd like to place an order for a Mil-Spec TC to drop by the casa for an evening of shooting the breeze and a go-kart ride.
I'd also like to know how much frigging money to set aside for some seats. Howzabout it there, Gordon "Carerra Speedster" guy?
I'm using JEG's seats right now. Anything would be more comfortable. My can is about three inches across -- so I could care less how wide the seats are!

alright, seeing as this guy has dropped off the face of the earth, can anyone recommend a seat that works? as i mentioned in my previous post, the v.s. seat seamed to bend and buckle when i turned corners...way uncool. it also gave me a back cramp after sitting on them for an hour or so. i'd love to get seats with some legroom, i just need them to work.

I found the early style Beck seat surprisingly comfortable for the 750 mile drive from Charleston to Carlisle. I'm right at 6 feet and Carey was able to move the seat rails back an inch for me. It's quite comfortable, but I'm not sure how your car's frame would affect things. They've since change the seat to look more like the originals, so I can't vouch for their comfort or rigidity. Still, it'd be worth contacting Carey Hines at Special Edition and seeing if he could hook you up with either the older seats or the new ones..