Re: rear seat removal
If you want to make your car like a business coupe (also known as a utility sedan), do your homework. I'm not sure there are many tech people who know what a 1957 Chevy business coupe is supposed to be equipped like, but it would behoove you to make it as close to right as possible. The business coupe was a model of the 150 series, so the outside chrome would have to be correct. You can duplicate the platform in the back from plywood with just a little work. If you lock the rear quarter windows so they cannot move and take the roll mechanism and handles out, that will probably pass. The trunk divider was covered by a panel that looked a lot like Masonite. Both the divider and platform were covered with vinyl. The platform had beading along the front edge. As an extra, the model number on the firewall tag was 1211B, where a 150 2dr sedan had a model number of 1211.
My first race car was a 1957 150 utility sedan is why I can tell you so much.
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