> ... or else I will have to sell my van and get a (gulp) large American
> vehicle such as a suburban or club wagon. Why you may ask? Well my wife
> is pregnant with our 6th child, and 6 children plus 2 adults equals the
> need for at least 8 seats.
>
> So, if you know of  such a seat, or where one might be obtained, please
> drop me a line and let me know.

Chip:

Congrats!  Another option might be to find the rare single middle seat from
an '85 westy and modify the floor rails so that you can slide it in and
snug it up next to the existing 2 person bench seat.  Even though the
single westy middle seat is rare, it may not be as rare as the 3 person
middle bench.

Maynard
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
'00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"