Re: GTV rear seats

[Will Owen <nashwill912@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Welty said:

>the back seat is suitable for, say, a 5 year old in a booster seat, if
it has the hard points in the back and you fit belts (i don't know if a
71 has the hard points for lap belt attachment; my 74 does.)

>it's not suitable for an adult of average or larger size. it is my
understanding that the back seat is sized rather exactly to make the car
legal for European sedan racing of the time period.

Bob McKeown, Bill Sinclair and I once checked out a nice if well-used
1750 GTV one day, which necessitated each of us taking a turn in the
back. Bob and Bill are both fairly slender; I most emphatically am not,
but the part about clambering in and out was much more difficult than
actually riding back there. Once in place, I was reasonably comfortable,
though there wasn't what you'd call Sprawl Room and I don't know that
I'd want to ride to Atlanta without a stretch break or two.

Will Owen
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