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I'm considering buying a '66 or '67 Cutlass. My '68 is a bit of a tight squeeze. I'm 6'5". Do the square-body cars have any more leg room and head room then the '68s and up?
I’m 6’1, I’m comfortable with the front seat all the way back. I know brackets were available from GM when these cars were new that allowed the seats to bolt in further back than normal. Of course that makes the backseat passengers even more cramped. I have plenty of headroom, when I’m st the track my helmet does rub the headliner.
ya know this is one thing about american cars i just do not get.my old mercedes i can run the seat so far forward you can not breathe your jammed up against the wheel,slide it all the way back and my feet can't touch the pedals and hands barely reach the wheel.
There's an old trick with the A-body bucket seats for increasing headroom and backrest rake. Tilt the seatback forward and note the oval black seat back bumpers. You can cut these down or remove them completely. This will allow the seatback to angle backwards a little more, increasing headroom.
I have no issue, being a 6'4" man with 30 inch inseam and "tall" coat size (so I'm mostly backbone) sitting in either a 72 A body hardtop, or a 67 A body hardtop, nor do I have legroom issues. Granted, I have very little headroom, but it is enough.
I drove a 72 convertible this weekend with power bucket, and felt very high up, and the owner said the power bucket sits higher than the manual bucket?
January 27th, 2019, 03:25 PM
