FyrCaptain1

New member here.....so I picked up my aunt's 59 she has had for 35 years in pieces, I'm gonna restore. My uncle told me it doesn't have the correct 59 seats. Can anyone plz tell me what they go to? Are they even for a vette?

mmaturo

I found these...1965 that look like yours... https://www.corvettedepot.ca/corvett...at-covers-1965

FyrCaptain1

Mature, hey thanks I really appreciate it, maybe they are a 65, now I have to find my year sea rd, but I think I read someone on here say the 61 or around there are better seats for more room, just upolster them as 59......

FyrCaptain1

Oops I mean maturo

Kerrmudgeon

You're probably better off to sell those C2 seats and buy some C1s. They fit totally different in the car body, especially at the back, top, where the top compartment meets them.

ben dover

I had a '66 with seats very similar to those.

FyrCaptain1

Yah I think I will sell them and get ones that fit the 59, hopefully it will be a wash, but does anyone know about the 61-62 seats, do they fit better as far as leg room and adjustability, I think I read something on here about that....

Geralds57

Definitely 65 seats. The 61-62 seat frames are different than earlier years. You won’t see much difference in leg room though. The leg room is in the different body length. The C1 frames and seats will more than likely cost more than your 65 seats. You might find somebody to trade if you’re lucky. I’m not sure what your steering wheel is out of.

68L71

Looks like a boat wheel.

68hemi

Yes, and they are very hard to find. you might want to look into these:

http://www.carols62.com/59/C1_seats.htm

Wise Guys web site leaves much to be desired. I think you will be much better off calling them.

FyrCaptain1

Thank you for that seat info, I will take a look....

Panama 58

You can buy what you need on eBay, but have a seat before you write the check. There are some on there now (56,57,58,59,60) frames, etc. but you will be close to $4K by the time you buy everything you need. At least you have some original 65 seats to offer up for sale that should offset a significant amount. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-19...9aTuBB&vxp=mtr

Kerrmudgeon

You can buy C1 seats that have built in extra room both in head room with thinner bottoms, and thinner seat backs for leg room. I forget the company but I'm sure someone here knows them.

cbernhardt

If you are not necessarily looking for originality you can use C4 seats, relatively cheap, easy to find, very comfortable, adjustable, seat backs tilt forward. The first picture below shows a C4 seat with the headrests still in place which I installed in my '59. These of course have to go in front of the soft top lid, restricting leg room, so if you are over about 5'-9" these probably would not work. The second picture shows some C4 seats installed in my wife's '62. These have modified '62 mounts, the headrests removed, and the tops widened to better fill the opening beside the seats. We leave the hard top on all the time on the '62, so the soft top has been removed. With the ability to tilt the seat backs forward, we can utilize the space for storage.
Charles

Mark Lovejoy

A couple of pics of '65 seats...

reno stallion

Impala

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The steering wheel is for a 64/65/66 Impala or Chevelle - sans horn ring.