Pickup Owners: Do you buckle up?

[Btown]

I wore my seatbelt in my 1979 Subaru Brat [which looked like a pickup]. I totalled it when I ran off shoulder on dirt road, rolled 360, and ended up facing the direction I had come from. I remember watching the windshield fly out as I rolled, & thought to myself that I would have done about the same if not buckled in. The thing is, for the one person who survived a wreck while not wearing a seatbelt, the 999 others who did not wear their seatbelt died, & are not here on TBN to tell us about their foolishness.

Did you have the seats in the bed. I believe they also had seat belts.

 

[ultrarunner]

Seatbelts, headrests and grips to hold onto...

Only guessing... maybe the tin was prone to rust as many imported cars of that era were prone to do?

 

[GoldenCityMuse]

Actually, previous owner had cut them out [they were welded down], probably to carry larger cargo.
I did get the seats with it, and they had seat belts attached to the seat frame if I recall.

Really liked that car, but it only had a 4 speed, when I wished it had a 5 speed.

Did you have the seats in the bed. I believe they also had seat belts.