56 9 passenger pontiac wagon

[filthbomb]

recently purchased a 9 passenger 1956 pontiac wagon, it has the 1/3 split second seat for access to the rear ...however here is my quandary,... after setting up the 3rd seat rear seating area there is no cushion nor a place to sit in a normal upright position, ( usually a third seat faces rear ) this one seems to face forward? but where you would normally have your legs is the hump for the rear axel, i cant see any other way to set up the rear deck to allow people to sit in a normal configuration. for the life of me i cant see that a manufacturer would assemble such a thing   .....anyone have any experience with this ? ...thanks

Edited November 18, 2019 by filthbomb
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[PONTIAC1953]

pontiac wagons of this era are either 6 passenger 2 seat wagons, or 8 passenger 3 seat wagons, not referred to as a 9 passenger wagon, and the third seat did face forward.

[PONTIAC1953]

Although this image is from my copy of the 1954 Pontiac showroom album, the design of the three seat wagon seating is identical.