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Cadillac -La Salle seats on rails ??

Started by DBDB, December 18, 2016, 02:57:56 AM

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DBDB

As i am a rather tall person i am curious from what year on the seats are on rails .I have a 1950 and there the seats are on rails and i can sit easily behind the wheel .Once i sat in a 1935 and i could hardly get behind the wheel because seat housing is fixed on the floor and only a little movement is possible in the seat housing itself .

Steve Passmore

Daniel, The seats all have a type of adjustment even through the 30s.  I don't know what make or model of car you tried but the only GM cars I know of that had little or no adjustment were the models with division or 4 door convertibles.  Its possible also the car you tried had the adjustment mechanism frozen up as often happens.
Steve

Present
1937 60 convertible coupe
1941 62 convertible coupe
1941 62 coupe

Previous
1936 70 Sport coupe
1937 85 series V12 sedan
1938 60 coupe
1938 50 coupe
1939 60S
1940 62 coupe
1941 62 convertible coupe x2
1941 61 coupe
1941 61 sedan x2
1941 62 sedan x2
1947 62 sedan
1959 62 coupe

m-mman


OR did you sit in a divided car?
Limousines with a divider window were designed for the back seat owner/passenger not the employee driver.

Depending on the years, front seats in divided cars do not adjust at all or adjust very little.
1929 341B Town Sedan
1971 Miller-Meteor Lifeliner ambulance
Other non-Cadillac cars
Near Los Angeles, California

CLC #29634

tturley

I have a 49 Lasalle and while restoring I moved the seat back 2 inches and it made it much better. Originally there was little room even with their seat all the way back.
Member # 28929
1940 Lasalle model 5019
2011 Escalade platinum Edition
1995 Ford F-150
2015 Buick Enclave

tturley

Member # 28929
1940 Lasalle model 5019
2011 Escalade platinum Edition
1995 Ford F-150
2015 Buick Enclave