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Old 03-08-2019, 04:44 PM   #1
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Default Pickup leg room

I am starting my search for a pickup. I am partial to the 29s as I have two already and I like the looks of the 21 inch wheels, but am not sure about the leg room. My roadster has taught me all about the subject.
Do the 30/31s have more leg room than the 29?
I want to use this for an almost daily driver so I need it to be a little easier to get in and out if than the roadster.
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Old 03-08-2019, 05:36 PM   #2
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I am 6'1 210 lbs Once you learn the art of getting in and out a 29 has enough leg room and isn't too bad to drive, I use mine as a daily driver as weather permits.
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Old 03-08-2019, 07:26 PM   #3
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I am 6'1 210 lbs Once you learn the art of getting in and out a 29 has enough leg room and isn't too bad to drive, I use mine as a daily driver as weather permits.
Yes the 30-31s have more leg room. I am 6ft, and before I lost weight was 240lbs- it was tight but not bad.



Best thing is to find someone who has one and then actually try sitting in one.

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Our '31 CCPU is more than roomy enough for my 6' 3" frame and my 210# body. I tied the back rest seat springs a little shorter and that gave me plenty of driving room. Getting my size 13 shoes in between the seat riser and A pillar took some practice but I soon got good at it and now I don't even think about it when I jump in behind the wheel. 1930-1931 would be my first choice of a Model A pick up to own.
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Old 03-09-2019, 05:47 AM   #5
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My 31 pickup is very comfortable for my 5' 9" frame but I replaced the regular backrest with a thin ply board with 2" thick foam and vynil. In practise very little weight is placed on the back cushion and it is comfortable and gives a few more needed inches of legroom.

John in windy cloudy sunny spells West Drayton London weekend break with youngest daughter she pays for the movie so it cant be bad .
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I have '31 CCPU used as daily drive (NE Ohio weather permitting) and am 6' 210lb. I have backrest and seat cushion springs that Snyder's offers in their catalog that are manufactured with shorter coils. gains quite a bit of room and looks just like orig.
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Old 03-10-2019, 03:43 PM   #7
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Clearly, the thinner back cushion is about the only improvement available. On another note, I am petty sure that the width inside the cab is another advantage. Even if the cushion spring assys. are the same the doors feel / seem wider.
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Old 03-10-2019, 06:19 PM   #8
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Our '31 CCPU is more than roomy enough for my 6' 3" frame and my 210# body. I tied the back rest seat springs a little shorter and that gave me plenty of driving room. Getting my size 13 shoes in between the seat riser and A pillar took some practice but I soon got good at it and now I don't even think about it when I jump in behind the wheel. 1930-1931 would be my first choice of a Model A pick up to own.
Yeah getting my 13s in either of my 29s had a learning curve to it.
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If interested, selling 1929 Model A Pickup complete truck owned 20 years in storage for that time, Roxbury CT. Harvey Peet 860-354-9429
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Old 03-11-2019, 11:27 AM   #10
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If interested, selling 1929 Model A Pickup complete truck owned 20 years in storage for that time, Roxbury CT. Harvey Peet 860-354-9429
Thanks, but not looking for another project. Want something pretty much ready to go. And I think you might be a little too far away, at over 2800 miles.....
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