Unless I remove the stowed top and bows from my wife's BN7 I cannot slide
the seat far enough back to give adequate leg room. However I have no
problems in my BN1 when the top is folded down. I'm only 5' 10"--or at
least I used to be.
Best--Michael Oritt
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On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Rich Chrysler
<richchrysler at quickclic.net>wrote:
> For all those prospective Healey owners who are taller than average, it's a
> fact of life that the BN4, and BT7 roadsters are the ones that will allow
> the seat travel to go further back than any other model without getting
> into
> modifications. Their rear quarter trim panels sit in a position that will
> not interfere with seat travel until much further back than other models.
>
> The seat runners in all models will allow the seat to go back further than
> the various trim panels and other obstructions in the car will actually
> allow.
>
> On the Hundred, it's the back of the seat back that will interfere with the
> top assembly when in the stowed position.
>
> On the BN6, BN7 two seater roadsters, it's the seat back interfering with
> the rear quarter panels, stirrups and folded top assembly.
>
> On the BJ7 and BJ8 Convertibles, it's the seat back interfering with the
> rear quarter trim panels.
>
> We have conveyed this fact to a number of long legged prospective Healey
> buyers and it's been a point they took into consideration before they
> bought.
>
> I'm lucky, at 5 ft. 8 1/2" I can fit just fine in all of them!
>
> Rich
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