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Photo courtesy of: Takashi Morita

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[Trevor]

Bench seat with relief I saw for sale at the SoCal swapmeet this Sunday 3/8/15. Owner said it was date stamped 7/58, asking price was $3,500 firm.

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Norm,
Wheel is from a Jensen CV8, only about 500 built. Purchased it from a seller in Germany. You're right, view of the instruments is excellent and it provides me with a great driving position. Since I am a Jensen, it was the perfect touch.
Cheers,
Joel

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Joel,
Interesting steering wheel.
Looks like it was designed for a MG B
I like that it has no upper spokes to block the instruments.
Norm

[Trevor]

Other than having your sweetie sit closer to you sans seat belt, any other benefits offered by this rare option ? (bragging rights not included)

Um... I'm pretty sure that's the one and only reason needed.

Here's a pic that Greg from Vintage Warehouse posted on FB. Hopefully he won't mind me sharing it here with all this discussion about bench seats.

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A couple of other thoughts per the bench seat. How much can it be adjusted fore and aft ? It would seem cumbersome to move it from the driving position with only two outer rails, binding would seem to be an issue. With no central support it must have a very stout frame to prevent sagging in the middle. Changing the shift rod bushings must be fun and removal of the seat might be a bit interesting. Does one have to remove the shift lever to facilitate removal ?
Other than having your sweetie sit closer to you sans seat belt, any other benefits offered by this rare option ? (bragging rights not included)
Cheers
Joel

[Trevor]

Bench seat in a T2 with relief as Jack mentioned previously.

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