Scheel 101 - Available new from Scheel-Mann again

[JohnP_02]

Just a heads up - I saw a posting from Scheel-Mann over the weekend and it looks like they are producing the original style Scheel 101 again.

scheel 101

Introduced in 1966, the scheel bucket seat changed driving forever. With an ergonomic shape and focus on driver comfort, a legend was born. Scheel set a new paradigm as the OEM seat in groundbreaking machines such as the Alpina 3.0 CSL and Capri RS. With our 101 years of manufacturing expertise...

scheel-mann.com

 

[CSL177]

Nice... and priced fairly, too! I like that they can be had without headrests, if only you could delete the lumbar adjust à la Scheel 100.

That would be welcomed by owners of early 1800/2002s and Porsche 911s and 914s.

 

[5280JB]

Saw these and sat in them at Porsche Rennsport Reunion this past weekend - they look and feel like a very good quality product. The seat back has some capability to adjust its angle via that wheel on the outside corner (in pic above). They're going to sell a ton of these!

 

[tferrer]

Yup, saw them at Rennsport as well. Looked nice. Made a tad wider than originals.

 

[Gerrit]

I have been involved with Scheel-Mann in the development of this product since last year. The goal was to bring out a modern technique seat with the appearance of the originals...so the best of both worlds.

 

[TomHom]

Anyhow, I prefer to have headrests, care for my neck!

These are the original mounts for the E9!
Thomas

 

[sandhu]

Anyhow, I prefer to have headrests, care for my neck!
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These are the mounts for the E9!
Thomas

Hi Thomas,
are mounts for the seats available to buy from a supplier???

 

[TomHom]

....sent you a pn

 

[Markos]

I have been involved with Scheel-Mann in the development of this product since last year. The goal was to bring out a modern technique seat with the appearance of the originals...so the best of both worlds.

You were the first person I thought of when I heard of these seats. So glad to hear that you were part of the process.

 

[tferrer]

Anyhow, I prefer to have headrests, care for my neck!
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These are the mounts for the E9!
Thomas

In the E9 world the headrest are proper but in the early 911 world where period correctness is taken to another level, the non-headrest seats are a must for early SWB builds...

Another thing I noticed was the Scheel fabric was put on the door panels! A very cool touch.

@Gerrit - Great job on the seats! Question. To my eye, the raised corduroy ribs on the new seat fabric looks to be slightly less than the original. Was that by design? I imagine exactly replicating the past fabric would be very difficult. The one thing I did love is the new fabric did not "bag-out" at all. People were sitting in that non-headrest seat for three days and it looked perfect on the last day.

 

[CSL177]

Yup, Made a tad wider than originals.

A requisite quality for today's -"ahem"- broader physiques.

@Gerrit , Are the frames built in the same manner as originals with square steel stock, or more modern construction?

 

[rsporsche]

question - are they making the seat frames ... or are those pics of original frames? if they are NOT making the frames, if @TomHom or somebody else wants to take a bunch of photographs and provide dimensions, i will create detail drawings of them so they can be re-made.

 

[Markos]

In the E9 world the headrest are proper but in the early 911 world where period correctness is taken to another level, the non-headrest seats are a must for early SWB builds...

Another thing I noticed was the Scheel fabric was put on the door panels! A very cool touch.

@Gerrit - Great job on the seats! Question. To my eye, the raised corduroy ribs on the new seat fabric looks to be slightly less than the original. Was that by design? I imagine exactly replicating the past fabric would be very difficult. The one thing I did love is the new fabric did not "bag-out" at all. People were sitting in that non-headrest seat for three days and it looked perfect on the last day.

FWIW, there were CSL’s and CS without headrests. I have no idea of what that timeline looks like, but it’s a thing. My CSI didn’t have headrests, but had the factory chrome plugs on the seat. I can provide lots of period CSL pics if we want to dive info that geeky rabbit hole for fun.

 

[HB Chris]

US coupes had headrests but earlier euro coupes did not as it was not required I presume.

 

[JohnP_02]

Nice... and priced fairly, too! I like that they can be had without headrests, if only you could delete the lumbar adjust à la Scheel 100.

That would be welcomed by owners of early 1800/2002s and Porsche 911s and 914s.

GTS Classics also has an excellent reproduction Scheel 100 available called the Spa-Francorchamps for about half the price of the Scheel 101, and Stefan is great guy and supports the vintage car community. https://www.classiccarseats.com/classic-seats/spa-francorchamps-seats/

Between the two of these seats one could make a pretty nice CSL set up if they were so inclined

 

[Gerrit]

I am not at liberty to give out technical details but you can imagine that for reasons of certification, it is not possible to build those seats with the technique of 45 years ago.

 

[Gerrit]

By the way, the same is valid about the Sliders/Tilt bracket arrangement