Another Score, 1980

classicseats · Feb 13, 2008

Here is a Bobby Mac toddler seat from 1980. Very good condition It's very similar to the black one that's my avitar. Complete with side impact shield. Larger early model side wings. Thanks to Mattkarn for this find! Been looking for this model in brown for a long time.

azgirl71 · Feb 13, 2008

Love the handy clip acoss the shield for the lapbelt

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ETA: can only imagine howfar a childs head would be above the shell if the were level with the top harness slots

MomToEliEm · Feb 13, 2008

Interesting seats, though I must admit, all those old seats all seem to look alike to me. Plastic seat covers, shields, and lots of metal bars seemed to be popular back then.

steph · Feb 13, 2008

MomToEliEm said:
Interesting seats, though I must admit, all those old seats all seem to look alike to me. Plastic seat covers, shields, and lots of metal bars seemed to be popular back then.

Metal seemed to be a big material for baby items back then. I was born in 1980 and my highchair, carseat and walker all had metal legs/supports!!!

Mattkarn · Feb 13, 2008

That is cool, but scary looking at the same time. Glad you were able to get it. :thumbsup:

Synchro246 · Feb 13, 2008

Oh neat, I could make out some of the instuctions. I didn't realise these seats could RF!
ETA-- I see that they reccomend RF for 15lbs and under & that the whole seat limit is 40lbs. Do they have a max RF limit?

safeinthecar · Feb 13, 2008

Does the sheild hook into the holes int ehmetal bars on the side of the seat?

Simplysomething · Feb 13, 2008

the other seats you've posted--did they pretty much all have 40 lb limits too?

Bothers me, a bit, to think of how long 40 lbs has been the standard upper weight limit (at least in the US).

JoyJoy · Feb 15, 2008

When the child is 15-18 pounds turn the seat around.

So basicly around 6 months or so. Crazy. But hey I didn't even know they could rearface back then. I do remember a long long time ago I thought you turned them around at 6 months. I think I was 17. Really looking back you can see where everyone gets the 20 pounds turn them around idea and 40 pounds is good enough.

Its been drilled in our heads before we even remember it.

safeinthecar · Feb 15, 2008

classicseats said:
No. It's plastic to plastic. The shield snaps over the sides of the seats shell.

Darn it. I'm trying to identify a seat I used for my cousin. It had a shield that hooked with pins into holes on the bars.

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