On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, I wrote:
> I have a 68 Mk3 Spitfire that I purchased in 1969. The original
> US spec belts
> were by an outfit named Robbins if I remember correctly. The car
> came with just
> seat belts, but had chrome mounting bolts for the shoulder belts
> on the rear
> wheel well. I purchased the shoulder belts separately from the
> dealer (took
> forever to get them).
On Mon, 17 Jun 96 14:01:38 PDT Andrew Mace responded:
>>
>> This sounds about like what my 1969 Mk.3 had, except that the
>> manufacturer was, I believe, American Safety Weave. I, too, bought
>> the
>> shoulder belts separately from my dealer (didn't take all that
long
>> back
>> then, but....). These shoulder belts clipped into the main seat
>> belt.
>> Similar styles of shoulder harnesses were found in American cars
of
>> the
>> era.
Andy,
Thanks for your response. After rechecking, I discovered the
shoulder belts were made by American Safety Weave (at least I can
read American ????ty at the top of a faded label). The original seat
belts on my car were made by Jim Robbins Co, Royal Oak, Michigan.
They have a label showing a manufacture date of 9-67, and have a blue
and silver Triumph shield decal on the chrome buckle. So the US
distributors must have sourced the belts from several vendors. At
least they fit together!
When I get my car back on the road (hopefully this fall), I will
try to find new belts that will appear close in appearance and style.
Having the old ones rewebbed sounds impractical at this point, and I
don't want to take any chances where safety is concerned.
Thanks!
Larry
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Larry Griffin Raleigh, North Carolina
lgriffin@peace.edu
1968 Spitfire Mk3 project
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