??? Maybe they moved the pedals by 74, or used a thinner seatback, but in a
67 Midget, with the seat back against the bulkhead, I used to find my knees
bent at a 90-degree angle, wrapped around the bottom of the steering wheel.
I wouldn't call that lots of leg room (I'd call it barely drivable) -- I'm a
"long-legged" 6'1".
For comparison, in my 66 B, with the seat back against the bulkhead, my feet
aren't close to reaching the pedals. I drive with it 3 inches or so forward
from there.
on 9/24/03 11:25 AM, Tim Holt at holtt@nacse.org wrote:
> There's a lot of leg room down there (speaking as a long legged
> person). The only real problem I have is I can't get my foot up on the
> clutch if i'm wearnig shoes. So I drive sock footed.
>
> '74 Midget
>
> Max Heim wrote:
>
>> Hmm, I was working from the observation that the Midget is impossible for a
>> tall person to drive (seat rearward travel severely constrained, knees
>> interfere with steering wheel so impossible to operate pedals)... sounds
>> like it has serious ergonomic liabilities for all except a narrow range of
>> drivers. Kind of like an Italian car....
>>
>> on 9/24/03 9:18 AM, ckotting@wideopenwest.com at ckotting@wideopenwest.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I've got news for you Max, the Midget is even >harder< for a
>>> short person to drive.
>>>
>>> The distance between the steering wheel and the pedals is
>>> longer than in a B, so if you get the seat where a 5-footer
>>> can get the clutch disengaged, the bottom of the steering
>>> wheel in intimate relationship with the driver's belly
>>> button.
>>>
>>> Chris K.
>>> '77 Midget (My car, I'm 5'10")
>>> '58 ZB Magnette (My wife's car, she's 4'11")
>>>
>>> Max Heim is reported to have said...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Or, trade it for a Midget instead <g>.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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