SeanDezart
Well-Known Forum User
Over here, seatbelts seem to have varied in their supply.
My 1st 240, a 1973 UK model had inertia reel belts (3 pt system). A friends 1973 240 here in France has the same, another friends 1973 240 has a non-inertia system but still 3 pt but the lap-belt 'clip together' system.
My US imported 1972 240 had the 3 pt inertia system with the belt 'reserve' in the floor (as per the 280Z?) !
Did each importer fit belts in order to pass their countrys' laws at the time ? ie, In France (for example) the law insisted upon inertia belts after the end of 1972 ?
In the US, lap belts were popular - when did Zs start being supplied (by whom) with the 3 pt system, inertia and otherwise?
(Theory seems even more difficult to prove - I just looked up an image of an early French 240 - straight gear lever - which has the 3 pt inertia system !).
My 1st 240, a 1973 UK model had inertia reel belts (3 pt system). A friends 1973 240 here in France has the same, another friends 1973 240 has a non-inertia system but still 3 pt but the lap-belt 'clip together' system.
My US imported 1972 240 had the 3 pt inertia system with the belt 'reserve' in the floor (as per the 280Z?) !
Did each importer fit belts in order to pass their countrys' laws at the time ? ie, In France (for example) the law insisted upon inertia belts after the end of 1972 ?
In the US, lap belts were popular - when did Zs start being supplied (by whom) with the 3 pt system, inertia and otherwise?
(Theory seems even more difficult to prove - I just looked up an image of an early French 240 - straight gear lever - which has the 3 pt inertia system !).