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My non-original 28 Phaeton has newish seats and I have two problems with them that might be of interest to you, before you spend any money on your car seats. 1) The front seat doesnt "sit" properly - when slid into place the bottom of the springs catch on the supporting cross-strut and the seat...

Dear Runnerbun That makes complete sense and I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you so much!

Re: Phaeton top saddle / advance lever I still havent sorted the top saddle - but have been thinking about the advance/retard lever. Tom (Walker) you suggest it might be the bell crank being upside down. So here are some photos. Also - I wonder if the two levers, before and after the crank...

Well, I dont know why, but my Model A starts easily with the advance lever DOWN and not at all, or with great difficulty, with it up.............. so I always push it down before starting, and then raise it once the engine has started.

Thank you SO much everyone for all your posts - lots to think about! The stud is 5/8ths and the saddle looks like various ones on photos of the slightly later Deluxe Phaeton - so I guess at some point these were added, rather than finding old ones to match the date of the car. Now it should be...

Perhaps someone can help with a question about a missing top saddle for my 1929 Canadian built Phaeton. The offside saddle is missing and there is just the stud sticking out (slightly bent). Replacement saddles are a different design and require a narrower stud. I'm guessing the existing...