[BaadAssGremlins] Re: amc seat belts & tickets

Most cops is seems figure old car what the hell when it comes to seat belts. At least my experience driving daily in Houston, Texas. AMCs started using the three point shoulder harness in 73 sometime, as have had 1973 models with.....and without this feature so to me was more of a running change, I don't know if it was federally mandated like stupid seat belt interlock law in 1974

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/main/amc-seat-belt-interlock.htm

I would also guess that if small town cop or bored sherriff he might press the issue, especially if you give him reason to like speeding, or license plate lamp out or something!

Eddie Stakes
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From: Terry Atkins

Now that brings up a good question and it is somewhat AMC related. If your car did not originaly have seat belts would you have to put them in and how would you put the sholdier belt in them. Around here they let every thing go in classic cars. Open headers, no fenders, slicks you name it they don't bother them. You know though the way they push the seat belt law around here I could see a young cop who wasn't a car guy that wouldn't have a clue that cars were made without seat belts. How long has it been 40 years since cars didn't have them.

Terry

From: Bradley Jones <wagonmasterx5@xxxxxxxxx>

That was cool of him. A friend of mine had to go to court because one of our local officers (our OPD is the laughing stock of the state) gave him a ticket for not having seatbelts in his all original 1957 Chevy.

From: bigrigbear <bigrigbear@xxxxxxxxx>
Actually I got out of a ticket recently because the cop liked my Gremlin. On top of being "distinctive", it's bright orange to boot so it gets noticed.
My seatbelt had jammed and I got pulled over for not wearing it. I told him I was trying to get a replacement but AMC was out of business for 20 some years. He told me to be careful and try EBay.

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