We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Julian"  saying
something like:

>> Very few cars from 40 years ago will be remotely comfortable.  Indeed, it 
>> was only in the 80s or so that car seats and ventilation systems were 
>> effective enough for more than an hour at a time.
>
>What complete and utter twaddle!
>
>I remember my dad buying a brand new Renault 16 in the 60's. The seats were 
>absolutely brilliant

Ditto the Renault 10 and 12 - dead basic seats but fantastically well
designed, especially compared to the shite available in British cars of
the same price.
Didn't the R4 or the 2CV have a pair of what looked like deckchairs in
the front? Dead comfy they were, surprisingly.
-- 

Dave
SE6a