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Published on 21 June 2020

To me, the 1962 Futura and EJ Premier interiors spoke a visual message. No bench seats here. These were not family cars, where everyone squashed in together. No way. These were "reward" cars for having earned enough money to be able to afford one. And a big part of that reward was your own, plush bucket seat which physically set you apart from everyone else in the car. Same goes for the Wolseley 24/80. These were "personal cars" in an Australian content.The "apart" theme was carried into the back in the EJ and 24/80 with big, wide arm centre arm rests. Ironically, the supposed luxury American cars, such as Chev Bel Air and Ford Fairlane, had bench seats. The Dodge Pheonix at least made an attempt at bucket seats. The rear squab was notched at the arm rest to make it look like it had bucket seats. The brochure said it had "simulated" buckets.