GTA seat drawings

[boomerang147]

Pancho, The idea was to make an exact reproduction of the 1600 GTA Stradale type as on the Alfaholics site, but so far I havn't been succesful in obtaining any drawings or a sample. In the meantime there is the possibility of making the racing style seat which Vin Sharp has a mould of. Looking at pictures on the web, this design is a simple fibreglass bucket with steel frame moulded to the back and bottom, and then upholstered. This design was for racing and probably wouldn't be very practical for road use. I will wait until I see the construction of the seat before deciding whether to go ahead with it or not.
Nick

[aggie57]

Plus mounts, plus rails plus shipping - not a cheap exercise to have sent here unfortunately.

Yeah - that would add up.

[pancho]

Might be an idea then if you get no further to do a group buy of one and strip it then make a few sets for those keen?

[boomerang147]

It would be a good idea although I'm not sure of the legalities of it.  Alfaholics copied an original seat, so in theory we would be copying the original design, so no copyright issues? Just dont mention it on the AlfaBB Forum!
Nick

[pancho]

Well, that being said there is the issue of the Twinspark AHM manifolds and the AH version, do a google and you'll likley find the irony here.

[Cool Jesus]

Boomer, intellectual property or 'copyright' as you are referring to it, is only ever an issue when $$$$ is involved and then it needs to be an original, new, inventive, etc... idea/design to begin with. You're correct that there will be no issue with yourself manufacturing a similar seat frame and it certainly sounds as though your not in it to make a huge profit if you do make extras for AROCA members, not that this would change the initial issue. I'm finishing off this unit of law in my final semester at Uni. Its more of an issue if you use brand names and pass them off as being the genuine article.

If you want to be sure here's the relevant website for you;
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ip/introduction.shtml

[boomerang147]

I'm quite happy to be involved in a group buy / strip down as Pancho suggested earlier, if there are no other developments. Are there any original seats in Australia whose owner could be persuaded to loan?
Can anyone else put their hand up for expressions of interest?
Nick

[Cool Jesus]

Boomer, had some time on my hands and did some quick research.
Here are some alternative websites
http://http://worlduph.com/alfa_romeo/105-115_series_coupe/,
http://autoparco.sakura.ne.jp/parts/no01.html. I don't think these are what you are after though, they're corsa model seats.

A couple of threads too,
]http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/giulia-gta-gta-1300-jr-gtam-1965-1975/163673-gta-autodelta-seats.html],
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/alfa-romeo-cars-sale-wanted/3528-gta-seats.html,
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/giulia-gta-gta-1300-jr-gtam-1965-1975/172616-1-43-model-car-gta-1600-autodelta.html

I've noticedd that one of the regular members on the other website has given those earlier critics an absolute shellacing.

[boomerang147]

Thanks for doing the research! I had a quick look, but will have a proper look shortly. It was good to see some differing opinions on AlfaBB.
Nick