AMT 62 Catalina custom front seat

[62rebel]

i splurged out and bought a new reissue '62 cat, with the piecrust slicks and the diamond tuck interior; i intend to build the kit as a stock '62, so i'm not using the custom interior; however, on examining the front seat for the custom version ( and the BACK of the stock front seat as well), i find that there is no "split" in the backrest. the diamond tuck pattern extends fully across the seat, without a break, and there is no indication that the backrest would fold forward as necessary to let rear seat passengers enter/exit the vehicle. maybe a minor point and probably easy to fix, but kind of glaring IMHO. i like the parts and will definitely use them elsewhere.

[62rebel]

obviously, the factory bench was a split backrest, and the custom seat would assumedly be based on that frame. why the mold cutters didn't put the seam down the backrest is a mystery.

the only bench seats i've seen that folded in one piece were in pickup trucks. even my falcon has split folding backrests.