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From Buggy Bench to Swivel Lounge: A Short, Honest History of the Van Seat

From carriage benches to Sprinter swivels: the seat breakthroughs, bad ideas, and failed great ideas, plus where van seats are heading. Honest and sourced.

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Breakthroughs that actually stuck

Bucket seats, the 1959 three-point belt, head restraints, truck suspension seats, heated and ventilated seats, seat-mounted side airbags, and van swivel bases.

Look up related gear

• Sprinter swivel seat base
• Ventilated/cooling seat cushion 12V
• Lumbar support cushion

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