05-27-2019, 09:23 PM | #1 |
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6’2”
I’m 6 ft 2 in tall, and I got my first chance to sit in the driver seat of a 1930 coupe this evening for a few moments. (I didn’t get the opportunity to actually drive the car.) I was surprised at the snug fit. Is the seat adjustable? Does the Tudor or Fordor have any more room for the driver than the coupe?
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05-27-2019, 10:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: 6’2”
Tudor has more room. You can easily modify the seat mount to move it back 3 inches.
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05-27-2019, 11:29 PM | #3 |
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I'm 6' 2" and ~195 lbs. I have a '30 Fordor Sedan. I moved the front seat back 3" and bent the shifter 1-2" to the right to give me more leg room. Still plenty of leg room in the back seat.
I have driven Coupes, Roadsters and PUs and they are all just too tight for my liking.
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05-28-2019, 07:09 PM | #4 |
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I'm 6' 4" 210lbs 36" inseam. I've tried a pickup, its dangerous! Can't get my legs to cooperate in the confinement. My Fordor was very tight too. I moved the seat back, made a big difference. Was driving one day and was having trouble with the shifter too close to my leg, got disgusted with it and pulled over, grabbed the shift lever about 6 inces from the floor and bent it over where I wanted it! No trouble since.
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05-28-2019, 10:34 PM | #5 |
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Re: 6’2”
When shopping for my Model A I discovered that the Victoria has the widest doors (I can now get my size 13 shoes in the car! My fused back didn’t take kindly to the original seats so I bolted in some angle iron and installed a set in a set of Honda Prelude seats. I now cruise around in comfort!
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05-29-2019, 01:59 PM | #6 |
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05-29-2019, 02:33 PM | #7 |
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Re: 6’2”
Dunno about Tudors and Fordors but I had an early-30 Sport Coupe that had adjustable seat - I'd guess regular coupes do as well. I'm 6' and with the seat all the way back, I could reach the pedals but any farther back would have been a stretch.
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05-29-2019, 07:53 PM | #8 |
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I have a 31 sport coupe and am 6'2" around 200. I have the seat as far as back possible without modification, I slide across the seat to get my feet and legs in then slide under the wheel. It's tight, but I can make it work.
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05-30-2019, 06:11 AM | #9 |
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Have a 30 Tudor. I am 6'4', 225#. I used the longer brackets and still moved the drivers seat back a couple of inches by relocating those extended brackets. Plenty of legroom both in front and back.
It's not a question of "can I drive it", but of will I be comfortable and able to SAFELY operate the pedals? Chap |
05-30-2019, 07:35 AM | #10 |
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Billebob,
Can you post some pictures of the Honda seat installation in your 190A. I need to do this.
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05-30-2019, 08:20 PM | #11 |
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Yes, with the '30 Standard Coupe some people have removed the package tray and moved the seat further back. You gain 3 - 4 inches.
My Coupe is unmodified. I am 5'11" and have the seat adjusted all the way back. Good luck, Ken
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05-31-2019, 11:28 AM | #12 |
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I'm 6"4 230lbs and have no issues in my 31 coupe. My car is a "hotrod" as some might call it. What I did was removed the package tray and used the middle seat out of a late 80's early 90's Chrysler minivan. I used an adjustable seat rails kit from speedway. There is plenty of room in a coupe if you're not afraid of change.
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