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3 Across Install 1983
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Keeanh
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Haha, love the chest clip.
My brother & I were rear-facing in '79 & '81 in Strollee convertibles. Classic, what's the RF weight limit on that seat? My mom thinks we were RF to the limit, but can't remember what that was.
My brother & I were rear-facing in '79 & '81 in Strollee convertibles. Classic, what's the RF weight limit on that seat? My mom thinks we were RF to the limit, but can't remember what that was.
classicseats
Active member
I believe it's 17 lbs?
CrunchyMaineMama
Senior Community Member
DS is over that at 7 months! So glad I have kids in this generation of high weight seats!
Thanks for sharing! That's cool to see.
classicseats
Active member
It was really difficult to get me hands in there. Lots of pinching!
noahsmom24
Active member
Wow, That's really neat!
Those are really cool! I think my carseat obsession started in those days. I remember thinking my friend who had a shield booster in kindergarten was really cool!
On the seats with the shield type front, how do you put the kid in? Slide them behind the shield or unbuckle & rebuckle each time?
On the seats with the shield type front, how do you put the kid in? Slide them behind the shield or unbuckle & rebuckle each time?
classicseats
Active member
Really user friendly, unbuckle, strap in the kid, and rebuckle every time! And if you look real close, you can see the latch on the shield that clamps down on the car seat belt to keep the seat from moving from side to side.
classicseats
Active member
Here is a pic
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glockchick
New member
I am embarrassed to say that I USED a rear facing seat like that for my oldest son for a little while before I knew better. It was given to me by a friend of the family and her kids were probably 12 ish by then. Thankfully, we were never in an accident.
However, I will say that it installed very easily in my 1975 Chevy truck.
However, I will say that it installed very easily in my 1975 Chevy truck.
I personally don't remember being in a car seat - but I remember my siblings (all born in the late 80's) using such seats. What I remember was their skin just sticking to the vinyl in the heat - and we lived in Wisconsin so it's not like we endured heat all that often! I have one memory of fanning my baby sister with a church bulletin while we were stuck with a flat tire.
Melissa
Melissa
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