FIBERGLASS BOMBER SEATS did they make them ?

A friend of mine, an old time drag raccer, said he ran across some fibergl*** bomber seats with original paint on them. I didn't know they even existed, I thought they were all metal.
What's your guys take on this and a going rate if ya don't mind.

 

I have seen seat "similiar" to bombers seat for years,,for boats

 

I wonder if they were early drag car seats? I have seen old 'gl*** racing seats that looked similar to bomber seats...

 

They could be genuine. Remember, aluminum and other metals were in short supply during the war so they would have looked for ways to use other materials. Think deHavilland Mosquito and the Hughes Hercules, aka "Spruce Goose". Fibergl*** was a fairly new technology back then so its possible. Some British planes had seats made of moulded plywood. If they are genuine aircraft seats they would have a part number on them someplace and a manufacturers stamp.

Cheers,
Kurt O.

 

during WWII when materials were scarce they did make seats out of plywood and some out of phenolic, which was a lot like an early fibergl***. ive seen phenolic seats for sale before. i think they used them in the spitfires and some of the british fighters. they could be genuine WWII seats.

 

I'm thinking they were more of a resin/sawdust mixture similar to bakelite. I don't think they had fibergl*** that far back.

 

I know they're a lot later but I picked up some helicopter seats from a Brantly B-2, made in 1959. They look a lot like very early gl*** sandrail seats with slip/tie on covers.

 

Gibbon had a line of rat rod products before selling out, including fibergl*** bomber seats.

 

Maybe, but not during WWII.

 

I don't know the answer to your question..........but I do know I have one seat like this and would love to find a match to it....anyone have one?

 

I guess it could be possible since fibergl*** was invented in 1893-7. but what we know as real resin fibergl***, it was invented in 1938 by Owens Corning. By the 50's it was the new space age material.

 

Thanks for the replies and at first I figured they could be old drag seats but this guy was racing in the 60's and would know what they were. I guess I'll have to go take a look at them to see what they are, I could always use a bit more room in my t-bucket and these seats might do it.

 

see if they are phenolic. I think it was a cotton impregnated with resin and they used it in a lot of applications during WWII. i have seen it a lot in aircraft. and i know they did make seats out of it. anyway. they'd probably look great in your t bucket