Can anyone identify these seats and bumpers?

David Booth · Post by **David Booth** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:03 am

Hi all:

This e-bay seller thinks his bumpers and seats are from a GTE, but I don't agree. The front seats maybe, but the other parts are definitely not GTE. He seems like a nice enough guy who has tried to identify them with proper research, and is stumped. Anyone have an opinion?

http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZfindsource

Post by **tyang** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:28 am

Hi David,

I don't think the bumpers are Ferrari at all. The attachment brackets don't have any tubes to slide into the tubes found on the chassis of most Ferraris. From a design point, they both seem too squared off to be designed by any Italian!

I believe the front seats are from a Series I 330. GTEs don't have pockets in the seat back, and the seat slider adjust is a round knob.

I have no idea what the other set of seats go in.

Tom

Yale · Post by **Yale** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:24 am

Some Lancia's have the same front seats as my 330GT S1, so my guess is the whole kit and caboddle is Lancia. Yale

JonBrent · Post by **JonBrent** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:35 am

Interesting. I have the seats from my Interim 330 sitting right next to me, and they are VERY similar, but not exactly the same. The overall shape & size looks right, but my seats only have 7 pleats in the bottom and seat back covering (rather than the 10 shown), and my chrome trim ends at the top of the hinge assembly, rather than continuing to the bottom of the seats as these do.

Also, the shiny trim at the bottom of the seat has five of so sets of ridges, whereas my seat has evenly spaced ridges. Looking at the enlarged pictures, the covering looks like vinyl (lots of little holes), not leather.

The frame and hinge assemblies look identical though, as is that crumbly dried foam powder!

Yale, which Lancias have these seats?

Rudy van Daalen Wetters · Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:06 am

Hmmm......Maserati, anyone?

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001
1966 330 GT s/n 8705

Yale · Post by **Yale** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:45 pm

Maserati's that had four seats at the time were 3500's, Sebring's and Mexico's. I don't remember seeing these seats in them but I have a lousy memory. The Lancia's would be the Pininfarina variants of the Flamininia's and or the Flavia's and Fulvia's. I must have a book with interior photo's but it's not with me at this moment. Stephan from RPM has one of these cars and I think you would be surprised how they mirror the four seat Ferraris of the era in many visual aspects. Best, Yale

David Booth · Post by **David Booth** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:21 pm

The Lancia idea is appealing - frankly hadn't thought of that. Pininfarina also penned the bigger Alfas of the period, right? Which would make them a possible candidate. Watch - they'll turn out to be from something like a Pegaso...

Rudy van Daalen Wetters · Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:53 pm

That front seat adjusting rod may be a clue. Looks early sixties with that 'flash gordon' trim on the lower front seat. The deep pockets on the rear of the front seats suggests a grand tourer of sorts.

Yale might be on to something.

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001
1966 330 GT s/n 8705

enio45 · Post by **enio45** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:47 am

I know my seats have the body number on the bottom of the seat ribbons/web...these dont seem to have anything from what i can see...