> Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 22:37:34 -0700 > From: "RickChiero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: 68 frt shoulder belts > > Being a convertible did not mean you could not have sholder > belts. I remember some type of setup that allowed sholder > straps on the convertible.
Yes, shoulder belts were an OPTION on the convertible. The shoulder belt was anchored in back near the lift cylinders, and was similar to the early overhead shoulder belts in that it used two separate buckles mounted to the floor up front (one for lap belt and one for shoulder belt). The shoulder belt used the wide slide adjuster style buckle, even with the Deluxe belts (small silver buckle and ratchet-locking adjuster). The later '72 shoulder belts had a nail head like projection that hooked into a slot on the lap belt tongue, so there was just one belt mounted to the front floor board. Apparently shoulder belts weren't ordered very often for convertibles. I have seen only two Cutlass 'verts with them so far, and we have a LOT of convertible Cutlasses here in the Phoenix area. Kenneth 1971 Cutlass Supreme convertible Phoenix, AZ
