> Richard said: > >Someone kindly (?) did that to my '67 before I got it, so it is now a > >walk through of sorts... I know those were stopped in I think '77, since > >my '78 didn't have them. > > Do you know if they were replaced with some other kind of reinforcement, > like maybe a bar welded at a lower, unobstrusive spot? I don't believe there is any other reinforcement in the walk-throughs, since it would have to be at floor level, where I assume there is significant bracing anyway. > > >The main purpose fir them, I think, is so in a > >rear-end collision, the seat won't snap backwards. > > Do you really think that was a concern back in the 50s and 60s? Especially > if what you report about the Beetle is true. > I don't remember the statistics exactly, but I did enjoy what (and sorry I forgot who it was) posted about those single-vehicle accidents :) Richard
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