Tall Drivers
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Monty 98
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- First Name: Henry
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- Location: Long Island, New York
Tall Drivers
Any consensus on a 6' 2" tall person fitting a 1920-22 dr's coupe or centerdoor? Headroom?
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old_charley
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Re: Tall Drivers
I'm 6' 2" as well (used to be 6' 3") with long legs. I used to have a "22 coupe. The headroom was fine for me. Legroom was great. It was the most comfortable T I've ever driven.
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John Heaman
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Re: Tall Drivers
I've got nothing! I'm 4'-6".
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can’t put it down. 
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MichaelPawelek
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Re: Tall Drivers
I believe you will have more fun trying to get your foot on the reverse pedal. 
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John kuehn
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Re: Tall Drivers
I have a 24 Coupe and I’m 6’3. But I wear 13 shoes. The reverse pedal extension really helps! Anybody taller than 6’4 and up I don’t see how they would be comfortable but they must have done it somehow.
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EricMac
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Re: Tall Drivers
I am 5'11" and wear a size 13 shoe. I would vote no on the center door due to difficulty getting in and out of the car, but I suspect the coupe would be fine. I will confess I've never driven a coupe of that era so I'm not sure. For whatever it is worth, I have a '26 Fordor that is pretty good, but my 26 Touring was quite uncomfortable after I had my knee surgery done. Hope that helps.
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1925 Touring
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bobt
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Re: Tall Drivers
I wear a size 14 EEEE shoe. I turn my left foot and use the outside of my shoe. You know what they say about big feet---Don't believe it. bobt
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Tadpole
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Re: Tall Drivers
I am 6'2" and can attest to centerdoors being difficult for the driver to clamber inside.
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Oldav8tor
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Re: Tall Drivers
Center doors are an agility test....more difficult as one gets older, especially if you're a bit oversize. The coupes seem to be pretty comfortable for a T. I will agree with other posters about big feet and pedals. I have a pair of 14EEEE's with the result I put sideways extenders on the brake and clutch and a built up extender on the reverse. I even bent a piece of aluminum to extend the reverse extender downwards so I could slide the toe of my big clod up on it from below....works great for me!
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Russ T Fender
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Re: Tall Drivers
The Centerdoor isn't too bad to get in if you enter from the passenger side and fold the passenger seat forward. It does require a bit of planning to get your feet in the right place while entering but once you get that down it's not that hard. I can do it with a bad back and knees.