Avanti Rear Seat

[psdenno]

How much higher does the Avanti rear seat sit than the front seat?

[mfg]

12 hours ago, psdenno said:

How much higher does the Avanti rear seat sit than the front seat?

Are you referring to the top height of the seatbacks, or the horizontal height of the front & rear seat cushions?

[ronmanfredi]

2"

[psdenno]

7 hours ago, mfg said:

Are you referring to the top height of the seatbacks, or the horizontal height of the front & rear seat cushions?

The cushion seating area.

[psdenno]

1 hour ago, ronmanfredi said:

2"

Correct!  

Good job.

[mfg]

1 hour ago, psdenno said:

The cushion seating area.

Studebaker Avanti seats?

[psdenno]

10 hours ago, mfg said:

Studebaker Avanti seats?

Those would be the ones.  For years,  conjecture was that it was designed that way so rear seat passengers could have a less obstructed forward view.  I don't know if that was the reason, or not.

[mfg]

23 minutes ago, psdenno said:

Those would be the ones.  For years,  conjecture was that it was designed that way so rear seat passengers could have a less obstructed forward view.  I don't know if that was the reason, or not.

Interesting!

[psdenno]

19 minutes ago, mfg said:

Interesting!

It is interesting and I'd like to believe it was an intentional Loewy decision for the benefit of rear seat passengers.  But, there's no one left to ask.