Original Model A deluxe seat

reggiedog

reggiedog

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HI;

I have a original front Drivers seat for my car that I just got the seat with all of the parts to it, but my question is this where did Ford put the Bottom rails on the floor of the car as I know they attach to the seat rails as well. But those are already attached to the seat as those you can't take them off at all, so my main concern is how far back was the bottom rails that Ford put into the car originally.
As some people tell me they line up even with the front brace of the car and then others say it sets back about 2" to 3", back from the brace so does anyone know as to how far Ford had them back originally that is what I'm trying to find out here.

So if anyone has a original Deluxe Tudor, Vicky or A400 measure the seat rails on the bottom as those cars, had the same stuff as the Deluxe Tudor had in them but I would prefer the Tudor Sedan measurements. As that is the car that I'm working on right now.

Let me know Reggiedog
 
You might want to ask in a Ford Model A restoration group, as they often have exact specs. From what I’ve seen, the bottom rails on the Ford Model A Deluxe Tudor usually sit about 2–3 inches behind the front brace, which matches what some have told you.
 
on the late 31 deluxe tudor. ONLY the driver seat slides the passenger seat tips forward. and the bottom is angled to fit the body. also The passenger is around 2" narrower than the driver seat. the seat frames and slides are the same as the Victoria and A400.
 
J.W.
Thanks that's what I thought and the passenger seat is 1-1/2" narrower than the Drivers seat as that is what mine is in my Late 31 Deluxe Tudor anyway but do you know as to why one side of the sliders is at a angle one just one side of the seat like the side that is next to the ****** is at a angle I know I can look it up on Chat GPT but on there I can't trust that site at all as that is a computer generated web site but it's on there as I seen it yesterday as to why the seat was at a angle on the Deluxe Tudor and it brings a whole list of reasons why that is at a angle but the question here is not that but do you know as to why that is that way. Thanks Reggiedog
 
J.W.
Are the sliders higher in the front or back as I have been told both ways and I want to make it correct the first time so I need to know which is which here. Reggiedog
 
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the driver's seat bottoms are angled on the outside to match the angle of the body sills. the slides have to be parallel with each other. yes the slides are higher in the front, just like the Victoria and other flat floor bodies.
 
J.W.
The sliders on the two seat I have are angled and not the wood part of it as one side of the sliders is out just a little bit, and yes they work as everyone has told me that they have to be parallel with each other but mine aren't that way and my seats are original in all respect. That I can tell anyway nothing has been touched on the seats and I tried them on a piece of plywood that I had here and they work just fine, just like they should as the back of the wood base is 19 - 7/8" about and the front is about 17" wide so there is a difference there so is that why it looks like one of the slides is angled. As it would be the side towards the Transmission Tunnel that it's angled on as you look at it head on one side looks like it sits at a angle is that why. But I was told by other people that Ford did that to keep the seat in line with the steering column and the transmission, plus have your feet lined up with the pedals now that's what I was told so if that's true I have no idea on that one. Reggiedog
 
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J.W.
You wouldn't happen to have any Original Bottom Sliders for a Deluxe Tudor Sedan would you if you don't have can you think of someone that might have a set of them for sale. Thanks Reggiedog
 
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