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Old 04-06-2018, 03:13 AM
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At 6' you should have little trouble in finding something to suit.....but, if you are looking for luxurious comfort you're looking at the wrong car.

From a Qld perspective, the Absolute Pace cars are plenty roomy. I'm 6'4" and I drove one of the early Pace cars easily for an extended 170klm drive. The early DRB cars are also roomy but they are getting on and you'd possibly have to do an update to suit your needs. Still, you'd be looking at modifying an existing car instead of starting from scratch. Get in touch with the SA Cobra club for advice if you find a likely prospect.

My own car is an Arntz, an early US replica that had a reputation for being suitable for tall people. I also had my floor dropped about 4" where my feet sit. This made a huge difference in comfort, and safety, as I clear the dash and steering wheel and have very acceptable leg room to the pedals. As a bonus there is ample room to the left of the clutch to stretch my left leg during highway driving. (My car remains LHD). In fact some of the Qld club guys of average height have said they'd have trouble driving my car because of the reach to the pedals.

There are other space-creating tricks of course, but I'd highly recommend dropping the floor first and then seeing if you really need to do anything else. You can't do this in a Pace because of its method of construction, but then again ....you don't need to!
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