[Spits] High back Spitfire seat

[Kevin Rhodes]

If you are at all tall, the headrests of either the earlier or later seats
will do nothing at all in an accident. On my '74, the headrests don't stick
up past the base of my neck even extended as far as they go. If I got
rear-ended, I would be more worried about the SUV that hit me taking my head
clean off than getting whiplash. But, a Spitfire is still safer than a
motorcycle! :-)

Kevin Rhodes
Westbrook, Maine 
Freddy the Spitfire

-----Original Message-----
From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Nick Moseley
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:10 PM
To: 'Spitfires'
Subject: Re: [Spits] High back Spitfire seat

If it were my friend, I would counsel against removing the headrests. With
no headrests, in the event of an accident there is a much higher likelihood
of severe damage to the neck and back, or even death. This applies equally
to the passenger as well as the driver of a car without headrests.
We need to keep as many Spit drivers (and their loved ones) as possible to
keep the hobby alive. We may not be able to retrofit crush zones and
airbags, but at least we should be able to advise against removal of the
basic safety items that exist in our cars.
Sorry that doesn't answer your question directly, but it is an honest,
accurate response.
Regards,
Nick Moseley