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Location: central Illinois | I've had my car out a few times and there's been several people asking about why the driver's side seat back is higher than the passenger side... and I have no good answer.
Being it's a bench seat they also wonder why there's a 60-40 split instead of a 50-50.
Any ideas? Safety would be first to mind for the higher back but why not make the passenger side higher too. |
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Location: DFW, TX | Asymmetrical design was a really big deal within the Chrysler design studios late in Exner's career. The seats in '60-61 were a small step in that direction. The XNR was a bigger one.
Take a look at several of the concepts for the '62 Mopar lineup and you'll see several examples of asymmetric exteriors, but that never made it to production.
That's the only explanation I can come up with.
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | They also mentioned in the brochures that it gave more back and shoulder support to the driver, for less fatigue. |
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