Interior room

I'm 6 ft, approx. 225 lbs with a good beer muscle stomach. My '29 roadster is not very comfortable to drive. The car is fully restored
with what I believe are over padded seat & back rest. I need to look into
having the cushions deflated some what because I sure ain't going to get smaller.:eek: The unrestored '31 roadster is a whole different animal. The
seat & back rest are pretty much worn out so that creates extra room.
And I think I read somewhere that the '30-'31 cars have an extra inch or so of leg room over the '28-'29 models. Even with the worn out seat the '31 is 10 times more comfortable then the '29.:( Another thing that will
help with the '29 is raising the steering wheel up some. One of my many
on going projects is a wooden steering wheel with an aluminum spider for the '29. With the spider dished enough to raise the wheel up approx. 1" or more. Every little bit helps.;)

Bob-A:D
 
Well, I asked Jon at Lentville Hucksters about the room in his stock body for a 29, and he told me that I should have no problems since the seat is somewhat further away from the steering wheel, and the whole body is wider then the stock 29 CCPU cab.;)
 
On Cabriolets, Coupes and possibly Roadsters the limit on front seat movement is the width of the package tray. The biggest problem I have is trying to get my big feet past the cord on the cowl panel. I just cringe everytime I take someone for a ride and they drag their shoes across that cord. For my 31 Cabriolet, I couldn't bring myself to cut up an original part so I made a new package shelf that is two inches narrower than the original. It will be covered by fabric so no will see the modification. I also don't like to sit too low. With most front seats, you sit in them rather than on them. The fix is stiffer coil springs. Ed
 
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