Could someone take a quick width measurement for me please? Just from side to side. I have one but it's buried in the shed and there's no way i can get to it and need that number.. Thanks. Tony
The widest part of the seat I have measures 40 1/4" at the widest point. Which is at the front of the seat. Got it out of an early 80's Caravan. It is sitting in my 30 Model A coupe. Only about 1/4 to a 1/2" to spare on each side. It is a fairly comfortable seat. Just not sure yet if I want to use it or try to find something a little bit narrower.
42" at the front of the lower cushion. Widest point. Mid-90's two passenger seat. Later models look to be similar, but I haven't measured the one I have yet. The mid-90's seat seem to be the cushiest - as in most comfortable. A couple pics for your perusal.
Here is a pic of a Chrysler middle seat in my 35 Ford PU. Mine measuers 46 inches at the front which is the widest point. My doors close just fine, but the seat touches each side. Id look for the 4 inch narrower one if you can find it.
This seems like a good place to mention, some of the GM minivans have narrow individual seats in the back that come right out.. look like they'd be easy to make a bracket for, or modify as needed. They have three individual seats across the middle. Low backed with a kind of round top, enough you might be able to disguise one as a more traditional looking seat with the right cover. I didn't measure them, but they looked skinny enough to fit two in an A and leave a little room between. The one I looked at was an Olds Sillouette, like a 95, but I'm sure the other vans like it - Pontiac TransSport, Chevy Lumina APV - have the same seats in them. The ones that look like a dustbuster vaccuum mutated by radiation to giant size.
On Monday I picked up a two person seat for the back and two of the Lumina buckets for the front of my A sedan. The bucket are about 18" wide. I have them sitting in the front and with plenty of room on the side I have about 3" between them. I will have to modify the mounting bracket but the good thing is the backs fold over like the stock seats.
Check out this thread...... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101274 it has a lot of different measurments. "Here is something to save JUNKYARD SEAT LIST '87-'89 Ford Escort rear seat Seat back width = 42" Seat bottom width = 42" Seat back thickness = 3.5" (seat back folds forward) '90 Dodge Caravan, middle seat? Seat back width = 44.5" Seat bottom width = 44.5" Seat back thickness = 4.5" '80s Isuzu Trooper Seat back width = 48" Seat bottom width = 48" Seat back thickness = 3.5" '84 Ford Ranger Seat back width = 49" Seat bottom width = 49" Seat back thickness = 3.5" '84 Toyota van middle seat Seat back width = 34" Seat bottom width = 36" Seat back thickness = 4.5" '91 Ford Festiva Seat back width = 38" Seat bottom width = 48" (odd shape is fitted to wheel wells) Seat back thickness = 3.5" '89 Ford Aerostar middle seat Seat back width = 39" Seat bottom width = 46" (odd shape) Seat back thickness = 4.5" '91 Chevy S10 pickup bench seat Seat back width = 48" Seat back width = 5.5" Seat bottom width = 49.75" Seat bottom thickness = 6" The seat would bolt to a flat floor, with the frame the bottom cushon at highest point looks to be 9.5" high. Bottom cushon has two holes for seatbelts to pass through. OK - Wrangler stuff (pretty small - maybe good for Model A) Seat Back Width - 32.5" Seat Back Height - 15.5" (from hinge) Seat Back Thickness - 5" Seat Bottom Width - 33.5" Seat Bottom Thickness - 5" (at bolster) Seat Bottom Depth - 15.5" (front to back) Found one that mounts to the floor in a severely channeled 26-27 T ....90's Isuzu Amigo back seat. SEAT BACK 39"x21"x3" SEAT BOTTOM 39"x20.5"x8" Seat folds forward and the "folded seat" folds forward again! 85-6 Dodge Colt Vista van rear (3rd) seat. 38 inches wide-21 inches deep. integral retractable belts (center) earlier ones don't have headrests thin cushions and backrests"
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