In reading Brookland's Road and Track on MG Sports Cars 1962-80, I noticed many references to comfort of the Midget. If my 63 MK I was not a sidecurtain model, I would feel like a sardine. Just as a
Fred, I'm not any taller than you, but I'm certainly heavier at 240 lbs. Both of my Midgets crowd me just a little(okay, a lot). But I'll bet there are others heavier than both of us. Dave -- Dave Mi
Come on ! I don't think that a 460 pounder would fit in a Midget. 5' 9" and I can get in just fine, 53 and it sure if getting hard to get out! -- Mark 70 Midget Nashville
All my friends ask me that too. I barely make it under the windshield. I have to tilt the sun visor so that it's pointing at me, though. If it's flipped all the way up it impedes my vision. I've bee
I also like the extra elbow room in a side-curtained car but they're not as good for the very tall. The windscreen is a bit shorter and the steering wheel is larger. I have a friend who is 6'8" and
Damn, I wish you hadn't brought up this subject as I hate to admit it but I'm 270 lbs and 6'1 and fit into my Bugeye just fine although I "just fit" in my MG "T" cars Regards GP
Author: "Nolan, Michael F." <MICHAEL_NOLAN@cuusa.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 08:19:00 -0500
After missing a week and having 175 messages awaiting, I couldn't help but add to this one. 6' 255lb's in a 78 Midget I gotta ask.. with a 34" inseam, I hardly have any right knee room. Where does a
When I drive the bugeye for extended trips I wear a kneepad (as in rollerblading) on my right knee otherwise the cornr of the center console kills my knee. Daniel Thompson 58 bugeye 64 sprite
Les Myer - 6"4" - 230 pounds - 36" inseam - in a 67 Sprite. The earlier Sprites don't have a console so my leg rests against the shifter tower nicely (gets a little hot, though - a bath towel is mand