Practically Classics Forum

when i drive anything without seatbelts (even lorries) i feel naked & very uncomfortable..

I'd sooner have no belt than a diagonal or lap belt on its own, such as the (diagonal) one found in some '60s VWs and the (lap) ones used in the Fiat. If you crash one of those, the belt could cut you in half across the waist. As for feeling naked in a car, that sounds like a lark. Must give it a go some time.

i used to know a chap who drove his tractor while not wearing clothes...he was a multi millionare but happiest being a naturist. whatever float your boat i suppose..

I hadn't given much thought about the MoT actually. Given that the Mehari is not something very exotic and that indeed it existed with three point belt, I don't see a problem about fitting them.

The problem wasn't simply that it had lap belts, it was that there's no suitable place to fit a shoulder mount, though if you opened up the GRP in the B post area, you could stitch a post in and atop that, fit a captive nut. Is it sub-550Kg? Then the cutoff is 1969 but if it's PLG only pre-1965 examples can be "fixed" by removing the belt entirely.
There is a big A series specialist on this forum but he hasn't been on in ages, well worth asking whither there's a kit of parts though because the owners of the 82 Mehari registered in England and Wales (st; HML.com) must know of workarounds.
Or put in a cage.

rich. wrote:i used to know a chap who drove his tractor while not wearing clothes...

where's the health and safety in that...he could get something trapped

sierra3dr wrote:

rich. wrote:i used to know a chap who drove his tractor while not wearing clothes...

where's the health and safety in that...he could get something trapped

Or he could steer with something, which would liberate both hands to hold the newspaper.

i never checked on his driving abilites with johns specialised hands free kit.. if i had the misfortune to need to speak to him while he was in a state of undress i always spoke to him while looking at his lassie type dog who always rode with him

rich. wrote:...while he was in a state of undress, i always spoke to him while looking at his lassie...

I just hope Lassie was not on his lap