Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

[Ron L.]

I found 2 tags under my seats. Metal. 1/4" high 2" long or so. Blackish color. Number on them:
sc-3886415-4. And the other says. 4-26. What the heck do they mean? I have a May 23 stl car.
thanks. Ron

[Cecil L.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

Probably part number and date for seat or seat springs.

[Bruce B.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

Almost every C1 I have owned has had a cloth tag with seat manufacturer information or a hard composite tag embossed with similar information.
It's nice to find original info on any car or part.

[Gene M.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

Ron, interesting you ask about the metal seat tags, because the latest 67 judging manual does not even mention them. I have never seen an original seat without those metal tags. They should receive a deduction if missing.

[Harry S.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

The tag is a part number that identifies the seat bottom. There is also a metal tag in each seat back but it contains a different number.

Depending on where the tag was installed it may be easy or impossible to see when judging.

[Wayne M.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

I found 2 tags under my seats. Metal. 1/4" high 2" long or so. Blackish color. Number on them:
sc-3886415-4. And the other says. 4-26. What the heck do they mean? I have a May 23 stl car.
thanks. Ron

Ron -- on my late 396 convertible, both seat bottoms have the same metal tag as yours (black vinyl interior) SG-3866415-4. And they had a second tag folded with the first around one of the springs with only "7-19" (July 19th, I suppose) embossed.

The seat back of one of the 396 seats has a pair of embossed tags (first) SG-863371-2, and on the second tag (only) 7-6 (July 6th ?). Haven't had the back cover off the 2nd seat back to check if same.

On one seat bottom of my early '65 coupe #014xx, STD interior, is a single tag with "SG-3863276". This pair of seats were re-covered, along with new foam in the '80s, so the shop may have discarded them.


Both cars St. Louis bodies.

[John H.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

I found 2 tags under my seats. Metal. 1/4" high 2" long or so. Blackish color. Number on them:
sc-3886415-4. And the other says. 4-26. What the heck do they mean? I have a May 23 stl car.
thanks. Ron

Ron -

The black tags are part number and date from the company that made the seat frame and spring assemblies (the name escapes me for the moment, but it was European-sounding); they were shipped to Findlay Industries in Findlay, Ohio, who built the finished seats and shipped them to St. Louis, ready for installation.

[Bruce B.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

John,
The name on the cloth tag is easily read and is McInerney Spring and Wire Co.
I will post a picture of a cloth and some thick paper or composite material tags.
I believe the cloth tag came off my early 57 although it has a late 1955 date.
I have a lot more black tags and I will post when I find them.
Bruce B
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[John H.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

John,
The name on the cloth tag is easily read and is McInerney Spring and Wire Co.

Bruce - Yes, McInerney was the C1 spring supplier. There was another one later for midyears - think it started with an "S", but I can't find it in my notes yet.

[Dan A.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

Ron -

(the name escapes me for the moment, but it was European-sounding);

I don't remeber exactly either but I think it was someting like _____-VINC.

[Carl B.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

66 AO Smith coupe red color metal tags STUBNITZ-VINC 3866415-4-2WK

[John H.]

Re: Tags found under seat. 65 coupe. What are they.

66 AO Smith coupe red color metal tags STUBNITZ-VINC 3866415-4-2WK

Carl -

Yup, that's the name I was referring to for the midyear seat spring assembly supplier.