Technical Looking for help trying out what seat to get for my Model A

I am sure that many of you have gone through this before but I have a 1929 Model A roadster pickup. The seat is long gone but some guys have found other after market seats that would probably fit in nicely. I think the roadster would be the same but that is only an educated guess, Any thoughs or suggestions many thanks Mercuryguy

 

I used a Chrysler/Dodge mini van late 90s early 2000s second row seat. Fits well side to side and back tilt is adjustable. Has to be some of those still out there. FWIW, I have one with a fixed (not adjustable) back if you’re interested. Feel free to PM me

 

I used a rear seat from a 1997 to 2002 Jeep Wrangler.

 

I happened across this 2001 Dodge Caravan 3rd row seat, free. If you keep your ear to the ground, there are lots still out there.It appealed to me because it has the mechanisms already in place to allow the seat back to fold forward and also the seat bottom to fold up. Great for storage. The 3rd row seat frame is wider, which allowed for a more precise fit after narrowing it by cutting and removing a few inches. I removed all the unessesary mechanism and excess weight and added my own adjustment features which allowed for 5" of fore and aft adjustment (probably not needed for a pick-up or even a roadster?) The completed seat is less than half the weight of the original "A" bench seat, sits lower and very comfortable. The original foam can be used/modified and recovered to suit.

 

There are 2 widths to the minivan seats. One is around 36" and the other is 42-45". The Aerostar rear seat is another option. It is 45" wide.

 

I've got a Surbarban seat that is supposed to be the two **** wide third row seat from around 2010 out in the van I stash stuff that I intended to used for the back seat in the 31 Model A victoria I had. It would be too wide for a roadster at 49.4 according to the specs.

 

A buddy of mine built a 29 pu and used a third seat from a Caravan, it worked great.

 

I know the Caravan seat is popular to use in roadsters but the space inside an RPU is so tight, consider making one. That's what I did in my T roadster and I was able to maximize precious interior space by attaching the rear upholstery and foam directly to the back of the cab panel, and I made a wooden base with foam and upholstery to sit on the floor for best seating position. In a regular A roadster (not an RPU) you can push the seat frame back under the rear deck panel a bit to gain legroom but you can't do that on an RPU.

This was done on the extreme ultra-cheap (I got the roll of vinyl at an auction for $8 and the foam for free) and I didn't have my sewing machine yet so I did it all with staples and glue. Now that I know how to sew and have the machine I would consider redoing it with more pattern but I'd still use this layout as opposed to adding in a whole seat frame, I'd never fit otherwise.