Third seat on a C3 bubble glas?
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Third seat on a C3 bubble glas?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has added a third seat on a bubble glass C3 model?? Is that possible? the reason I am saying that is that I would like to go on a roadtrip w my son and my wife on the vette, but has only 2 seats. Its just a theoretical thought, I know sounds like sacrilege but I like to push boundaries time to time and I know too that the C3 is the most modified vette model of all...
Thank you
David
Thank you
David
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has added a third seat on a bubble glass C3 model?? Is that possible? the reason I am saying that is that I would like to go on a roadtrip w my son and my wife on the vette, but has only 2 seats. Its just a theoretical thought, I know sounds like sacrilege but I like to push boundaries time to time and I know too that the C3 is the most modified vette model of all...
Thank you
David
Thank you
David
i knew a midyear coupe in the 80s with a small back seat, saw one early vette that the trunk was a rumble seat.... but i actually would be concerned with the safety liability issues on this one,
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Melting Slicks
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My parents have now told me that they just used to put me in the luggage compartment in the 79 when I was a baby. They'd just put my bouncy chair thing back there and then tie it down with the luggage straps....
Obviously, this is a stupid, stupid horribly unsafe idea that you should in no way do -and definitely illegal, but in the 80's ideas this stupid were more socially acceptable and commonplace. ;-)
Adam
Obviously, this is a stupid, stupid horribly unsafe idea that you should in no way do -and definitely illegal, but in the 80's ideas this stupid were more socially acceptable and commonplace. ;-)
Adam
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The topic of taking a kid(s) on fun road trips or car shows in the Corvette has a tendency to end up with the car for sale and a search for a Camaro or something with a back seat.
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My friends dad bought a new 68 427 .
We went for many rides with the back window out.
Sitting backwards up against the seat backs.
Before seat belt laws, if you were small enough vetts were 4 passenger.
A chick straddling the console was not impossible either.
That is why I ended up owning a C3.
We went for many rides with the back window out.
Sitting backwards up against the seat backs.
Before seat belt laws, if you were small enough vetts were 4 passenger.
A chick straddling the console was not impossible either.
That is why I ended up owning a C3.
Drifting
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I definitely remember car rides in my Dad's '82 CE with all 4 of us. It was much nicer when he got a 75 vert that was made to look like the '82 CE and there was a parent and kid in each car. That must have been an awesome sight to see going down the road.
I recall recently a parent being ticketed for having a kid in the back of her vette, so I would tread lightly.
I recall recently a parent being ticketed for having a kid in the back of her vette, so I would tread lightly.
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Sadly.... this is exactly why my wife & I had to wait till near retirement to finally get our Corvette. Her words MANY years ago.... "We have kids, so we`ll ALWAYS need a back seat!" So it was... Camaro, GTO, Chevelle, Grand Prix, Mustang.... until now!
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As previously mentioned....the liability issues of doing this is something I would NOT even begin to entertain. A person would not have enough money to get me to do it.
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Yep- as a kid I remember rolling down the highway -laying on the back deck!!!
Never seen a C3- but-
C2
C4-
even has a seat belt-
Never seen a C3- but-
C2
C4-
even has a seat belt-
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buy a second vette for the wife and your child, then you have room to have another child
