Interesting lap/shoulder belt type

Pixelated · Mar 8, 2014

My husband just bought a 1973 Mustang Grande. I haven't seen the car yet but here's a picture out of the manual of how to use and adjust the front seat's lap/shoulder belt. It sounds to me like the lap belt is ALR and the shoulder belt that attaches on is some sort of locking latch plate.

kathysr98 · Mar 8, 2014

My dad's 1971 Mustang had those seatbelts. They were really strange to me as a little kid!

murphydog77 · Mar 8, 2014

Yeah, my dh's Datsun 240Z had belts similar to that as well. I wish I had taken pics of them while we still had the car. Both the lap and shoulder belt were manually adjustable and the shoulder belt clipped into the lap belt via that pin thing shown in your manual. Once they were both tight, you couldn't move. It was tough to drive that way, lol.

safeinthecar · Mar 8, 2014

My dad's Maverick has those type of belts. want me to have him take some pics?

cookie123 · Mar 9, 2014

So those belts should be replaced, right? I mean since they're 40 years old?

Pixelated · Mar 9, 2014

cookie123 said:
So those belts should be replaced, right? I mean since they're 40 years old?

Oh you betcha! They may have already been replaced as this car is in immaculate condition and the rear belts have been redone. If they're original it's #1 on my list before I will get in that car

Kecia · Mar 10, 2014

Oh yeah... that was the car I wrecked into a tree at 40+ mph wearing only the lap belt while pregnant with DS1 back in 1996! Good times.... not.

I'm trying to remember for sure but I think there were no retractors on either the lap or shoulder belt portions of the belt. The shoulder belt is definitely separate but I kinda remember the extra webbing being folded up and stored near the roof pillar. I don't remember there being any adjustment mechanism on the shoulder belt portion either but the lap belt had a typical locking latchplate with a loose tail that you pulled to snug up the belt.

kathysr98 · Mar 12, 2014

Kecia said:
Oh yeah... that was the car I wrecked into a tree at 40+ mph wearing only the lap belt while pregnant with DS1 back in 1996! Good times.... not. I'm trying to remember for sure but I think there were no retractors on either the lap or shoulder belt portions of the belt. The shoulder belt is definitely separate but I kinda remember the extra webbing being folded up and stored near the roof pillar. I don't remember there being any adjustment mechanism on the shoulder belt portion either but the lap belt had a typical locking latchplate with a loose tail that you pulled to snug up the belt.

They have a retractor, but according to my parents the retractor wore out quickly, leaving the belt hanging.

aeormsby · Mar 12, 2014

murphydog77 said:
Yeah, my dh's Datsun 240Z had belts similar to that as well. I wish I had taken pics of them while we still had the car. Both the lap and shoulder belt were manually adjustable and the shoulder belt clipped into the lap belt via that pin thing shown in your manual. Once they were both tight, you couldn't move. It was tough to drive that way, lol.

My boss at a job I had 15 years ago had a similar car with those crazy seatbelts. It was a 'company vehicle' so I'd ride in it sometimes to meetings or such. It was strange.

Pixelated · Mar 19, 2014

Check out that green interior

Belts, although original, are in immaculate condition. We'll be replacing them immediately.

Lap belt is ALR. Shoulder belt attaches, and the length is fixed (but adjustable). When set up snugly it's not overly comfortable.

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