Click above for image gallery of the carbon fiber baby seat
If James Bond ever had to carry a baby instead of a bombshell in that
DBS Ford Edge, here is the kind of seat worthy of the agent and his cargo. Created by Rory Craig, a student at the Art Center College of Design, the carbon fiber seat with Sparco belts is 3-way adjustable, reclines, and can be pulled apart to be a side infant carrier. There are even holes down the back of the seat for perfect harness adjustment. It's called the Wing Man, but you can't buy it yet – right now it's just a prototype. Rory is pitching it to Sparco, so you might want to write your local Sparco representative and help them make the right decision...
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Upp 6:02PM (11/18/2008)
This is truly what James Bond would use for his kids in his Aston Martin!
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2004m3driver 6:03PM (11/18/2008)
I love it, but the thought of driving "spirited" with a infant in the car still sounds kinda reckless no matter how safe that seat is.
Still that is the sweetest child seat ever.
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V3LOCIP3D3 7:48PM (11/18/2008)
I would say driving "efficiently." This way I can do a series of time trials with my son in the car to various destinations. My son's late for school you say? Nonsense, this past week I managed to shave another 2 mins and 33 secs off my previous best. My son has internal bruises done to his organs? No problem, the last time I rushed him to the hospital it was in a mere 3 minutes flat.
it's all about practicality.
David Wiles 6:06PM (11/18/2008)
Funny. My wife knows I'm a racing fan and I kept joking that we were going to get a carbon fiber baby seat. And when I shopped for a baby seat recently I even went to Sparco's website to see if they made any since I already knew that Recaro does (that's what I got).
Maybe next child.
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Randy915 6:10PM (11/18/2008)
Perfect for shaving lap times when hauling obese babies.
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VeDubComFan 6:13PM (11/18/2008)
Just need Brooke Shields to run the ad campaign now!
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P.V. 6:26PM (11/18/2008)
Have a baby for love. Not for British/German engineering.
Fuzzball 6:20PM (11/18/2008)
WANT. When I have kids and if this was available, I'd get it.
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Joe K. 6:29PM (11/18/2008)
As an owner of a Recaro child seat, the value of racing tech is not to haul baby and ass faster, but safer. The side protection built into race-inspired child seats make the other seats look absolutely pedestrian. I refuse to own a large car because of my son, and with the better seats, I don't feel like he is in harm's way.
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Joe K. 6:33PM (11/18/2008)
I should clarify, I refuse to be "That guy" that runs out and buys the biggest frigging thing on wheels because he and his wife had a kid. I enjoy small cars, but know that the side impact protection is not as great as larger sedans, or what have you. Therefore, baby gets the best damn seat i can afford.
Gman 7:31PM (11/18/2008)
Makes you wanna have a kid, or if you have one you can take him with you next Sunday auto crossing.
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mcspeed 9:15PM (11/18/2008)
I would buy this for friends that are expecting without a doubt. Good idea, looks well built.
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71cuda 9:56PM (11/18/2008)
Well, if he wants to really make it, he better change it to a 5 point harness.
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