1952-59 Ford Bucket Seats in a 55 Ford

Hey, I'm interested in switching out the bench seat I've got, for bucket seats. Preferably I'm looking for stock bucket seats from something made 1964 or earlier.

Anyone have pictures of bucket seats you are using, and what they came out of?

Plan on having them recovered, to match the white tuck'n'roll that's in the car already.

 

Check out my post, I put a few pics of the bucket seats I'm using in my '56 -scroll down or onto 2nd or 3d page to see them.

They'll be white tuck/roll with pea**** blue inserts. Center console will be pea****.

I haven't picked them up yet from Juan (uphostery guy), should be getting them after first of the year:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=3882

 

You need to take some measurements of the seats before you buy them,a lot of the earlier bucket seats will not fit your '55 because they are wider,I ran into this with my '54 and ended up selling the first seats I had because the seat frames would not bolt down flat to the floor without hitting the inside of the doors.I ended up with '88 Mustang buckets which have flat mounting brackets,I did have to put spacers under them to raise them up 2".

 

Good point Jeff. Knowing the seats I have fit my '56 I'd be confident in getting something from about the same vintage GM product as mine if possible for a '55, which shares floor pans/width with the '56.

I might have issues with the '61+ Falcon/Comet console fitting between the buckets but I'm more concerned that the seats fit properly. The console is fluff and can be sacrificed if necessary.

I noticed a few of the older GM buckets on ebay recently - restorable but not too bad $$$.

I'm not familiar with them; are the 88 mustang seats low-back?
Ron

 

Nice ride Ron. Love the Y-Block. I was thinking early GM was a candidate. Let me know when you get them installed and have some pics to show.

Thanks

 

1960 Pontiac bonneville buckets and back seat in my 55 Fairlane.

 

Corvair buckets look nice, there are a pair in my brother's merc. I can snap a picture soon if you'd like.

 

i dont have any pics of the inside but we used 80S lincoln seats i cant remember what its called but it srarted with a v(brain damage from bike wreck!).also used the console that came with the lincoln.and the seats are electric and they work!!the switches for the seat are in the console. i have about 4 inches between seats and console and about 3 between seats and door. i also used the rear seat which looks great.if you want pics let me know and ill have my son get them for you. just pm me and let me know ken

 

Outlaw, was it the Versailles? Would like to see some photos of the seats and console mounted in.

 

thanks for the replies everyone. do those Lincoln seats look like newer seats?

I'd like to keep an early 60's custom vibe going.

 

I talked to the upholstery guy today, he's got my buckets done so I'm headed to Lansing tomorrow to pick them up. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Then back to John's shop to position them and figure out seatbelt mounts. I'll try & post some pics later this weekend.

 

So I picked up the seats today, didn't get a chance to take them over to the shop. Hoping to do that tomorrow. Here's a couple shots of one of the buckets still in back of the pickup. Beside it is the early 60's Ford console (not done yet) that should fit between them.

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Man, that looks great! Clean, simple lines look best in my opinion. Well done.

 

BINGO! great seats use them!

 

When I was going to Rat Rod my old '53, I planned to use old Willy's seats. You can pick up brand new powdercoated frames with your choice of vinyl/denim for about $130 each new and they look pretty sweet! ANother option is boat seats. Cabela's has a great selection and most are under $100 ... cool retro colors too! (turquoise, maroon, etc.)

 

Those are pretty nice seats for the price. lo-back look like they'd fit nearly anywhere.

I remember about 15 years ago our local school bus drivers union reached agreement that included the use of air-ride driver seats in the buses. The school hired a company to swap out nearly 70 buses from stock pedestal mount seats to air rides. The old seats ended up in dumpsters - most of them anyway. A buddy who worked at the bus garage told me about them and I snagged 10 or 15 of them - as many as I could get in my pickup, pedestals and all. They ended up at the deer camp. Hindsight. . .