Aircooled VW South Africa

hi all.
I've noticed that lucy doesnt have seat belts. so this got me thinking.....
when did bays get seat belts?

My '71 has belts fitted factory standard

k so we know from 71 onwards... anyone else?

Does Lucy have anchor points for seat belts?

i didnt see any. but tommorow im taking all the mats etc out.
found my gear knob under the drivers mat.... also found cancer

IIRC Fig mentioned that seatbelts became standard in 1963. Maybe he can correct me if I'm wrong.

My '66 split has mountings for seatbelts. Where can I buy new retractable ones? I have not had good experiences with the ones from scrapyards.

couldnt u get retractables from a normal spares shop?

The law in SA is (was?) that all passenger cars built from 1964 must have seat belts, and all commercial vehicles built after 1978.

I'm not sure when seat belt mounts were first fitted to buses, probably 64-67 though I may be wrong. AFAIK all bay buses had seat belt mounts, which meant you could order them as an accessory from the dealer. I don't know when seatbelts were first fitted as standard in buses.

well i guess ill find out tom when i strip things out.