Question about 3rd Row Station Wagon Seat

[Big Joe]

Howdy all. Going to look at a 68 sport satellite wagon. It does not come with the third seat. How hard would it be to install one?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Howdy all. Going to look at a 68 sport satellite wagon. It does not come with the third seat. How hard would it be to install one?

Probably not as hard as locating one.

 

[Thrashingcows]

They could come as a 6 pass or 9 passenger...the vin will denote which one...3rd and 4th number should be 45 = 6 passenger, and 46 = 9 passenger.

 

[Big Joe]

Vin has 45 so a 6 passenger. So how hard or feasible would it be to convert to 9 passenger if I can find the parts?

 

[YY1]

68-70 wagons used the 66/67 floorpan so the spare tire well could be used as the footwell for the 3rd seat.

That will be there.

As noted above, finding a third seat and the mounting hardware may prove difficult

3rd seat upholstery is also not reproduced.

 

[440 PHIXX]

68-70 wagons used the 66/67 floorpan so the spare tire well could be used as the footwell for the 3rd seat.

That will be there.

As noted above, finding a third seat and the mounting hardware may prove difficult

3rd seat upholstery is also not reproduced.

Actually... the spare tire goes in a well by the right side quarter panel. My ‘68, RH46 has a hinged door and a trunk under it, where the 3rd seat would be. I like that better than a 3rd seat but I can understand others wanting it.

 

[YY1]

I said the spare tire well was used as the 3rd seat footwell.

It's also your "trunk".

 

[440 PHIXX]

I said the spare tire well was used as the 3rd seat footwell.

It's also your "trunk".

The spare tire is mounted upright by the right rear taillight. It has a removable cover. On the 6 and 9 passenger. You are right. It is a trunk on the 6. You can see the radius for the tire here behind the rear wheel for the spare.

 

[Dave6T4]

I converted my 1967 Coronet 2-seat wagon to a 3-seater by using all the parts I took from a junk yard donor. It was a straight bolt in swap. The 3rd. seat has a plain cover with no pleated design on it. I believe this was done so the rear seat was interchangeable between Dodge and Plymouth, given the relatively small number of orders for 3-seat wagons. I did this about 35 years ago, when you could still find good stuff in junk yards. My 2 kids were small back then, and they loved riding in this backwards facing " tail gunner's " seat.

 

[YY1]

I'm not discussing where the spate tire is stored on a wagon.

I'm well aware of that.

(tire well joke)

I'm discussing the floor pan.

 

[YY1]

Can't specifically comment on 68-70 but the third seat in my 67 matches the other 2 seats in 2 tone material and stitch pattern.

Thankfully, it's in very good condition.

 

[Triplegreen500]

I like having the huge well/trunk under the false floor in my '72 Satellite wagon. Spare in right quarter panel, fuel tank in left quarter panel (don't ask how expensive THAT was to replace...), and a MONSTER space under the floor to hide things in college like a 12" sub and amp setup; cases of beer; tools to keep a then-25-year-old daily-driver on the road; spare fuel (wonky fuel gauge)....all out of sight. And I still have the 2-way tailgate (drop down, or swing open) with the roll-down window!

Agree with the above though - IF you can find the parts, they should bolt right in, no floor mods required.

 

[Dave6T4]

Can't specifically comment on 68-70 but the third seat in my 67 matches the other 2 seats in 2 tone material and stitch pattern.

Thankfully, it's in very good condition.

It could have been a Canadian thing, then. My wagon was built in Windsor, Ontario. It also had a 318 Poly in it. We did not get the LA 318 until 1968.

 

[mopar 3 B]

You in the great north retained the better poly longer also. Our hay day was 61 and 62.

 

[Thrashingcows]

My 68 Chrysler T/C wagon is a 6 passenger car, and I have most everything to convert to 9 passenger, but I discovered that there are additional floor bracket for the 9 passenger that my car does not have. Not sure if the B-body wagons would be the same?

 

[Demonic]

I had a 71 Fury Custom Suburban. There would be some differences in the spots for the hinges for the third seat, but that could come from a donor car as well. Finding a complete third seat in a rusted out basket case would be your best bet.