Id like to find some mach 1 buckets or a high back seats with head rests that will bolt right into my 69 coupe. I keep an eye on ebay and have checked stangnet. Does anyone make reproductions of classic seats? anyone have any sites I can check?
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The problem with those listed sites, which are quite good, is that they have seat reupholster kits, and some seat parts for repairs, but I have yet to see some actual complete seats which are not aftermarket like Recarro, Flofit, Scat, etc.
There is an ad in the back of Mustang Monthly for an outfit that buys bare Flofit seats and does the upholstery themselves for about $1500. Had a nice article on their seats in the magazine's seat swap pictorial. They upholster them to look like the older styling (ie seams in correct directions, etc).
Just about any year seat will bolt in if you use your original brackets. For example use 2001 GT seats in a 65 works. So do the seats from 1985, and 1990. Check the wrecking yards for late model Mustangs. Just be careful. You do NOT want a seat someone died in. The smell never quite goes away. Google to Tom Schmidt's Mustang Page and look in the left hand column for How To. Included is a link to a seat swap it might pay you to check out.
Another place to check is Hemmings magazine or online, for ads from outfits which deal strictly in Mustangs/Mustang parts. You'll likely pay premium prices though. (Go to
A local owner has a very nice set of seats in his 65 FB from a late model Toyota Celica.
As for ebay... be careful there. The seats you get may not be as great as they appear in a picture(s). You often can't tell if the seat back has been weakened by some 600 pounder, etc.
Re-upholstery kits are now available up through about early 70s, so, if the frame is good, and the upholstery bad or color wrong, you can redo that portion. The more recent the seat, the more expensive to redo.
Finally, you might check with local/regional Mustang clubs. Someone may have swapped out their seats for something they liked better, and may be looking for a buyer for the old seats.
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