Vintage 911 Recaro Sport Seat Question

[P924S]

Hi all,

I’d like definitive information as to the years this seat was available from Porsche. What material was used, leather or leatherette? What’s the significance of the perforated side bolsters - was it an option? Most sport seats I’ve seen have smooth side bolsters & non-brick pattern centers. I was told once, this was the sport seat available for 1 year only in 1969-70 is that true? What are these seats going for now? Is there a site selling this exact seat build out there? Does anyone have these seats for sale, any condition is welcome…

Thanks, P924S



a close up look

[john walker's workshop]

BF Torino has a pretty close copy.

[70SATMan]

The basket weave center with perforated bolster was the trim style from ‘67-‘71 in leatherette (vinyl). It wasn’t an ‘option’ like leather vs the standard vinyl. In leather, there was an embossed basketweave too.

The seats themselves had slight frame/shape changes over that same period with headrests becoming standard in Jan ‘68.

Smooth bolsters and centers came out in ‘72 in vinyl with a different, heavier grain. In the optional leather, the centers had slight perforations but, the bolsters remained smooth.

[P924S]

Thank you very much for this information. You guys are the BEST! 🙂

[Wangrande]

i have them in my 72. The sliders are 1 side locking and later came 2 side locking.