[DeTomaso] Stock seat belt latch located

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Hi guys,

Got this from Jim Demick....

Mike

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 Seat belts located!!  This is one to pass along for sure!  I just returned 
from our local U-pull it.  I had a list of approximately 22 cars that I was 
going to check out.  Most cars were from the late 70's except for 
one....that was the next to the last car I was checking out....A 1974 Mercury Comet.  
Can you guess what car has Pantera seat belts in it?  That's right!  A 1974 
Mercury Comet!!!  BUT, they are not the front seat belts....they are the 
REAR seat belts!  Absolute bolt on affair to the Pantera.
  
 The more I thought about it, the more it made sense.  The front seats in 
an American car are all way too tall for a dinky little belt to reach.  The 
total length on the Pantera belt is 9".  Most front seats in an American car 
sit WAY to high for a short belt to fit.  But the back seat is altogether 
different.  The belts are actually attached to the rear sheet metal that comes 
up behind the seat.  The belt simply slips through the crease in the seat 
and can be very short for that reason.
  
 $5 bought the belt!