Thank you for the info, the car is Canadian sold. I can not find any
discernable belt mount points. I awould assume that I would be looking for
the same thing as in other cars a pair of 1/2" mount holes just behind the
seat?
David
>
> David,
> Knowing which state the car was originally sold in will tell
> you if seat belts came in the car. During the 1950's and
> early '60's the individual states dictated whether seat belts
> were required. California was first in 1955, but only in the
> front seats, and only one belt for all front seat passengers
> was required, not individual belts. Other states followed
> slowly. New York, as I recall, was last.
>
> During the later part of the '50's the auto makers (big 3)
> advertised their inclusion of seat belts as a safety feature
> that YOU, the consumer, wanted (as an option of course!).
> From Europe, only Volvo marketed it fiercely.
>
> In 1963 the Commerce department created the NHSB (now the
> NHTSA) and it took almost two years of lobbying by the Big 3
> before a standard was reached, and another two years to
> implement. For the 1965 model year the Big 3 had lap belts on
> all it's cars as standard.
>
> In 1967 the NHSB issued Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
> Standards 208, 209, setting the requirements for lap and
> shoulder belts in front outboard positions, and lap belts in
> all other positions (to take effect 1/1/68 and 3/67,
> respectively). This was the first US national requirement.
>
> But, by 1959 less than half of the states required belts, so
> you need to know where your TR was originally sold. And if it
> did have belts, it was probably an after market add-on.
>
> Hope this helps!
> John in San Diego
> '67 TR4A
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