seat belts

There were very very few cars that left the PORSCHE factory with seat belts installed.  I should probably say a "very" several more times.  Even less than that, if you find someone showing off their factory issued TEKA seatbelts, chances are very good they found them somewhere and subsequently installed them in their car.  It is beyond rare to see seat belts noted on a Kardex.
Given the above and that most 356's were sent to the United States, most of our cars that ended up with seatbelts were put in by the dealership.  Dealers could easily find US sources for the belts, and installed what the customer wanted.  One such type of dealer installed belt was made by Rupert Parachute Company of Illinois.  These were engraved with the name PORSCHE on them.
That is what is installed in Miss April.  Below is a shot of a vintage ad for the belts, and a photo of the buckle from my car.  Later when I install the interior, I will include better photos of the belt and the fasteners.
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