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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: 4banger on 2014-01-31 08:59

Title: Seat Emblem
Post by: 4banger on 2014-01-31 08:59
Anyone familiar with the 57 back seat emblem insert that's located in the center of the back seat ?  I was kicking around of putting one in my new seat cover when they come in. They come in chrome metal or plastic.
Title: Re: Seat Emblem
Post by: jumping jack flash on 2014-01-31 09:37
I think all of the Fairlane models had it. None on the customs that I ever have seen,but that does not mean someone could have gotten creative.I have seen hardtop front seats in Customs.
Title: Re: Seat Emblem
Post by: 4banger on 2014-01-31 12:22
Mac's listed them on a 57 2 dr. or 4 dr. club sedan. What is the club sedan in 57 ?
Title: Re: Seat Emblem
Post by: jumping jack flash on 2014-02-01 10:12
The club sedan belongs to the Fairlane group. Going down the road , you could easily confuse it with a hardtop,as it has the same trim and body as a hardtop. The difference is it has a post, thus making it a sedan. The post is well hidden as it is covered in brightwork that makes it look like  the window trim on a hardtop. Of the 2 , I prefer having the post car . The windnoise is a lot less in a car with a post, and window rattle is a lot less.
Title: Re: Seat Emblem
Post by: Wirenut on 2014-02-01 11:54
They are potmetal with chrome finish.
Title: Re: Seat Emblem
Post by: Zapato on 2014-02-01 14:16
Back in the day I drilled a hole in the center and mounted a choke cable back to the latch and removed the outside part of the hardware and smoothed out the trunk lid.

Zap- :unitedstates: