Stowable rear vehicle seats

A seat for a vehicle, having a generally flat load floor position and at least one rear quarter panel, comprising:

• a seat base that is positioned above and slideable with respect to the generally flat load floor position;
• a seat back rotatably connected to said seat base;
• said seat base and seat back being moveable between a first position and a second position;
• a pivot hinge secured to the seat and connecting the seat to the vehicle, whereby said seat can pivot to a stored position at least partially disposed in the rear quarter panel.

A method for storing a vehicle seat without requiring its removal from the vehicle, comprising:

• locating at least one seat on a flat load floor portion of a vehicle;
• folding said at least one seat to a closed position from a normally open position;
• sliding said at least one seat to a position adjacent a storage compartment;
• and
• pivoting said at least one seat to a position that is substantially perpendicular to said flat load floor portion and such that said at least one seat is at least partially disposed in said storage compartment.