"seat" width

sjessen

sjessen

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Back in high school around '63, I had a '30 fordor and a girlfriend. She used to move over and sit next to me.

Today, with the same gal, in my '30 coupe we seem to fill up the bench seat with little room for her to come over my way.

Were coupes narrower that the fordor is more a case of us being wider? :rolleyes:

Steve J.
 

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These cars have shrunk over the years from sitting outside in the rain. Use to be able to get at least 3 in the front seat 55 years ago, now 2 is a tight fit.
 
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They say that the world is getting smaller, just makes sense that everything else has to get smaller just to fit inside?
 
Sedans are wider. IF you look, you will see that a coupe just covers the splash aprons and a fordor extends beyond that. The slant window fordor is the widest.
 
CarlG said:
These cars have shrunk over the years from sitting outside in the rain. Use to be able to get at least 3 in the front seat 55 years ago, now 2 is a tight fit.
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A lady friend sat in Minerva with me & sed, "You couldn't do serious makin' out in this thing"! As I "twirled" the shifter around, SHE JUMPED OUT!! Bill W.
 
1930 coupe said:
The seat in my 30 coupe is about 40 inches wide. When I first got it I could get two girls in it with me, now me and my wife take up the whole seat.
Do cars shrink when they get old?:D
Someone needs to measure there 30 fordor seat and post the measurement.
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Fortunately, I'm skinny, IF I had SHORT legs, I could buy up all those SHORT & SKINNY '28's & '29's that folks bought & can't drive them safely & comfortably, at a discounted price, of course.
Seriously, it's sad when folks buy a car & then discover they can't drive it. I wanted a pickup, SO BAD, but I couldn't fit in one. Bill W.
 
The width of my '30 Coupe measuring from door panel to door panel, 8 inches ahead of the vertical seat back, is 42 inches. The same measurement on my '29 Murray Town Sedan is 47 inches. Over the 54 years that I have owned the Coupe, that distance has shrunk about a foot. Mostly when I left it out in the rain on Cape Cod. Gar Williams
 
No wonder you never see a Duesenberg left out in the rain!
The owner doesn't want it to shrink to the size of a Model A!:D
 
Concerning your response:

"But will she still get in the back with you?"

She was definitely willing to get in the back. However, I had a great deal of logistical problems trying to get her back out!
 
That's because in 1963 when we had 15 cent burgers at McDonalds and Burger Chef there was no "could I super size it?" things came in one size.When folks started thinking "more is better" America changed,if you look at pictures from back in the day during the 50's & 60's most people were pretty slim and trim now a lot of folks are packing plenty of extra pounds.Remember when vending machines had 7 oz Cokes? I couple years ago after knee surgery I needed an electric cart at Wal-Mart good luck getting one, this is a common sight at most grocery stores: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTkICplKl0 I just figured out for my weight I'm about 7" too short :(
 
JeffB2 said:
That's because in 1963 when we had 15 cent burgers at McDonalds and Burger Chef there was no "could I super size it?" things came in one size.When folks started thinking "more is better" America changed,if you look at pictures from back in the day during the 50's & 60's most people were pretty slim and trim now a lot of folks are packing plenty of extra pounds.Remember when vending machines had 7 oz Cokes? I couple years ago after knee surgery I needed an electric cart at Wal-Mart good luck getting one, this is a common sight at most grocery stores: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsTkICplKl0 I just figured out for my weight I'm about 7" too short :(
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Jeff, a friend got tiffed at his "sweetie" & slept all night in the back seat of his TUDOR! I heard that it was like a COMEDY, tryin' to extricate him!!:eek::eek::D
Bill W.
 
yea i have no idea being 6'3" and 230 lbs im going to fit in a 29 ccpu... i have whats left of the seat springs and for wonder and amazement i sat on it where i would be and yea i better find me a skinny gal haha.

I did sit in a 31 4 door, was a tad crammed with the door closed but not uncomfortable. I bet i could nestle down in there once i got used to it. Heck i manage to fit in my 1980 chevette just fine along with 4 others my size. Car isnt too happy about it but its doable haha
 
SeaSlugs said:
yea i have no idea being 6'3" and 230 lbs im going to fit in a 29 ccpu... i have whats left of the seat springs and for wonder and amazement i sat on it where i would be and yea i better find me a skinny gal haha.

I did sit in a 31 4 door, was a tad crammed with the door closed but not uncomfortable. I bet i could nestle down in there once i got used to it. Heck i manage to fit in my 1980 chevette just fine along with 4 others my size. Car isnt too happy about it but its doable haha
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I'm 6'1" and about 285 and to get into my 29 CCPU I had to unbolt the seat riser from the floor, remove the cushions, cut off the diagonal wooden supports for the seat back, and remount them straight vertically on the back wall. Then the seat was pushed straight back about 6" and remounted to the floor.
It's tight, but now I can get my size 14 shoes in between the riser and the pedals and drive it. That's one of the reasons that in the spring I'm going to change over to a Lentville Huckster, and part out the cab and bed.
 
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