'36 3 Window Back Seat?

I'm looking at two coupes at the moment, both '36 Fords. One is a 3 and the other a 5 window.

Has anyone seen or tried to put a back seat into a 3 window? or got photos of one??

I REALLY want to buy the 3 window but with a tall 9 year old I'm going to need another seat.

I've seen them in 5 windows and although tight they seem to work but I've not even sat in a 3 window to date. I assume there's much less room "back there"?

Any and all info appreciated.

Cheers,
Rob

 

Unfortunatly the only back seat you will fit in a 35-36 3 window is a rumble seat. To get one in a five window that isn't totally useless even for a young kid you will have to do some custom work on a thinner front seat back.

 

Thanks Uncle Buck,

I'd figured but hoped it may have been possible.

I've seen several back seats in 5 windows here but I wouldn't volunteer to sit in one for a long trip. They don't look comfy and your head must be awfully close to the rear of the roof.

Cheers,
Rob

 

If you are going to keep your car and kid for a while, buy a sedan... seriously. My cars are mostly two passenger cars and I leave the kids at home

As much as I like a 36, I would look at a 39/40 coupe if you really want a coupe and haul a person short distances.

 

I have a three window and I don't see any room for a rear seat. Mine does have the rumble seat but am not too excited about putting young kids back there.

As said before, get a sedan. I have a Model A tudor that works great for the family. The 35 or 36 slantback are well styled.

Neal

 

I agree, a tudor is the way to go. Around where I am, the Tudor bodies tend to be a little cheaper and sometimes in better condition than other bodies on the market (though sometimes much worse with trees growing through them). Good luck!

 

yep , no room in mine for a rear seat

if you are going sedan look for a slantback..they look cool

 

not sure on the 3 window--dad's isn't far enough along to have looked at seat spacing, but in a 5 widnw and roadstr you can run extended cab truck jump seats back there--like from a ranger. dad's got those in his roadster now--any 2 of my kids can ride along in those around town, but I wouldn't want to be there for the long haul.

FWIW, I spend my childhood rolling around the back floorboard of a 5 window coupe--no only were seatbelts optional, but apparently seats were too. it did make it easy to sleep in the back floor on the trip from NC to Daytona every year, though.

with kids a sedan is a huge improvment--they've go acres of space--I'm partial to humback's but I know I'm in the minority.

 

Yeah, I'm not sure about that backseat in a 5W either. There's an impressive amount of space behind the seat in those, but the days would be numbered with that kid outgrowing any custom backseat that you could put in there, I'd think.

 

I'd like to see some pics of this roadster and its seat setup, can you show us?

 

I'll see if my dad can post up or send me some pics. stay tuned

 

I have a 36 5W - not possible.Get a 37 club coupe.There is more room.

 

I should clarify the jump seats are run laterally, just like the extended cab ranger, not front to back. the 2 passengers would face each other. sent dad a message to post up pics.

 

Thanks Guys,

A 5 window rear seat is definitely doable but I wouldn't want to be an adult on a long trip. At the Temora rod run this year there was both a '35 and a '36 5 window with them.

I hear you guys RE a sedan but they aren't plentiful nor cheap down here. I can't stomach a hump and that narrows the choices further. 5 window coupes are much easier to find here and it would seem a 3 window is out of the question based on seating capacity.

Cheers,
Rob

 

Get a 5 window coupe, never have seen any 3 windows with a back seat. Oh did I mention that my 41 Ford Custom is For Sale on the Hamb Classifieds?

 

A '40 Ford opera coupe had jump seats that folded forward out of the rear of the cab, had no package tray, and offers some room. You could also use a '39 Deluxe Ford coupe (same body) and make it work for a while. A '37 Ford club coupe would really be the neatest, but they are HARD to find.

 

I installed a bronco back seat in a 40 coupe that worked ok too, but the OP is looking specifically at s 35/6 3 or 5 window.

 

Yep, definitely a '36. I like 'em and so does she, that latter being rather important.

I found this pic on Ebay that tells the story. If I'd found it before this post I'd not have had to make it.

Three in the front would be fine for shorter trips but I doubt it for a long run.



Cheers,
Rob