D-24 town sedan rear seat

[steveplym]

Need some education on the rear seat in my town sedan.  Is the rear seat back with the fold down arm rest a option only for the Dodge town sedan or was it a option on other models?  Including Chrysler, De Soto, etc?  Here's some pics of it. 

 

 

 

[greg g]

not thinking that is a stock seat. looks like something out the 80's.

[P15-D24]

After looking in the Part Book, I think it may be stock.

[Andydodge]

Interesting that pic of the rear seat........as the Dodge brand here in Oz was fairly upmarket pre WW2 my Oz 1940 Dodge D15 series had a folding rear seat centre armrest as shown in the pic.....the upholstery is not stock obviously, but the armrest certainly is......did any US Dodge have a rear seat centre armrest in 1940?......thanks, andyd

[Frank Elder]

Tim owns a postwar dodge town sedan...he'll be along shortly......I know  windsors, saratogas, and new yorkers had the option, maybe the lwb desoto.

 

Edit. since the seat is blue instead of brown...it may have come out of a windsor.

Edited February 8, 2014 by Frank Elder

[pflaming]

1) interesting that 72 years ago interior engineers had arm rests in the cars, 2) that medium deep brown leather upholstery is absolutely beautiful, 3) I would guess other mfg's had 'town cars' also, wonder which ones: Lincoln, Cadillac, possibly Buick? 

[Plymouthy Adams]

that is stock...

[steveplym]

After searching thru as many photos I could find online of rear seats on Chrysler products looks like the town and country and new yorker had the same seat configuration.  Hey Tim, would have any way of knowing if those rear seats were the same as the town sedan?  They look the same, but I know the body styles were different.  Even though the rear doors on the town and country 4 door sedan look awfully similar to that of a D-24C town sedan. 

 

I'm trying to order upholstery for my car and of course the only pattern they have is from a D-24 regular sedan or coupe.  They do have the patterns for the Town and country, but I wanted to do some additional research to see if they were the same.  I wouldn't think the manufacturer would make several different seat sizes for different models, but they did on a lot of other parts so what do I know. 

[steveplym]

Rear seat on a '48 New Yorker.

 

Edited February 8, 2014 by steveplym

[Plymouthy Adams]

as I do not have a T&C here to compare..I cannot say for sure if the seats are exact to that of the Dodge Town Sedan...my 47 Dodge Town Sedan is still original and seat has not been disturbed...but my 41 Dodge Town Sedan shows that the seat frame (spring works) is separate from the center arm rest fold down mechanism that is attached to the very rear bulkhead of the inner body.  Given the Dodge, Desoto and Chrysler of that era were the same from the cowl rearward..I would think that the seat dimension would be the same with the material and patterns differing only between the models.  But that is totally an assumption on my part based on other manufacturing similarities. 

[steveplym]

Yeah the center arm rest is seperate from the seat frame just like you said and is bolted to the rear bulkhead. 

I still think it's neat learning about these old mopars and the similarities and differences between all of them. 

 

Thanks for the help Tim. 

[blucarsdn]

The fold down center arm rest was very common starting in 1940 in the upper trim level of cars.. I have a '40 Buick Supper 4dr sdn. that has the fold down arm rest. The first year for the rear doors to open to the rear, in lieu of to the front.. The Super body was shared with the entire GM line in '41..  Bill

Edited February 8, 2014 by blucarsdn

[steveplym]

I just noticed the pic of the parts book from GTK.  Thanks for that info, shows me how the interior is supposed to look in my car.

I hadn't seen that before, other than pictures Tim has sent me of his.