Dave,
Great observations!
However, one thing I have noticed about that box section where your foot
wants to rest is that the stock floor mats don't cover it and your foot
will eventually wear out the carpet on the edge. So I have to make a
conscious effort to remind myself and passengers to keep our feet on the
rubber mats. Uncomfortable, but cheaper in the long run.
BTW, John Thomason agrees with your assertion that the "Spit6" would
have been a TR6 killer. Not enough room in the market for two 6 cyl.
Triumph roadsters.
Regards,
Joe
Dave Terrick wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> Interior dimensions are almost identical is indeed corect!
>
> Door pannel to door pannel they are identical! That is, narrow. Consider
> until the mk iv spit, both small and large chassis cars used the same
> windscreen!
>
> Now, only by feel, I can say legroom is nearly identical but I prefer my
> GT6. Why? Because where the floor meets the bulkhead the GT6 has that box
> section that acts very conveniently as a footrest/deadpedal. The TR6 had
> no such "feature" and left my left leg looking for a home. (the TR/5 had
> the dimmer switch down there on a bracket which was similar but not as
> comfortable to use). There also seems to be more room to the left of the
> clutch pedal on the spit/GTbut this may be due to the side scuttle bowing
> outwards where the big bit of your foot goes. Thus, the measurements as
> reported may not be greater but they are in practical use.
>
> The seats of the GT/spit are narrower (slightly) and lower (more the issue)
> but I think they are as comfortable.
>
> IMHO, most of the 5" of wheelbase missing in the small chassis car is
> behind the seats, thus, irrelevant to most of us. I can pack more in my
> GT6 than I ever could in my TR6 unless I used the luggage rack. Spitfire
> owners say similar things here.
>
> The only thing about the spits are that they are "quite" gutless. Not
> slow, but they need to be wound up to make bhp, thus they seem "busy".
> This, again, is a personal opinion based only on "facts".
>
> A 6 cylinder spitfire (soon to be under construction) would be an ideal car
> and one TR should have designed. Only then they would have sold no TR6's!
>
> Dave Terrick
> Winnipeg
> Dave Terrick
> 69 GT6+
> Winnipeg
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