Hi. Wondering about miuras and driver heights. How tall is too tall to drive one? I come from the school of "where there is a will..." when it comes to being able to drive a car I love. For example I am 6'4" and manage to drive an etype sitting on the edge of my ass and knees up. Wondering if I am too tall for a miura.
It will not be easy. You would have to place your knees up, buttocks down and tilt your head. It may work for an hour . You may go nuts after an hour or two. I had two horizontal length fingers between my head and the top of the headliner. I am not tall (below the avg male height). The cabin does not have a lot of room.
I'm 6,3 feet or 192 cm, not confortable to drive in such narrow cabin... even if the thrill is so nice
It will vary somewhat but I would say under 5 ft 10 in is ideal, from 5 ft 10 in to 6 ft 1 in is possible with some slouching in the seat. Over 6 ft 1 in it is unlikely to find an acceptable driving position. However if you can drive an E-type I think you can probably fit in a Miura. The Miura has a little less headroom but more room for your knees. Bottom line is you will just have to try it to find out for sure, what is acceptable for one person may not be acceptable for another. Cheers Jim
I'm 6'3" and have no problem whatsoever. That being said I enjoy driving my cars. When doing some 1,000 mile tours I'll put knee pads on and slide them up or down my leg so I'm comfortable with the constant rubbing on the transmission tunnel in some cars. There was a car that I did not feel I fit in and I knew that an ex NBA player who is 6'6" used to own one and I called him.......his advice was when the cars are that pretty you just get in and drive. I subsequently found out he had owned many of the incredible cars including Cal Spyders and a GTO. Since getting that advice I've strapped on more pads for comfort, scooched down and enjoyed the drives.
Good to hear those tall and with the will can fit. Slouching is a way of life for me and vintage cars. I suppose I need to sit in one. I had a chance in an SV a few years back but wasn't thinking as a potential buyer then. There's miura that often shows up at a local cars and coffee - I'll see if the owner is willing to let me have a seat.
If you are considering buying a miura, you could remove the seat tracks and mount seat directly to the floor which will help Jeff
Foot size is an issue as well. I couldn't place the heel of my shoe on the floor and use the accelerator pedal as my toe would hit something above it from under the dash. I had to pull my leg back thereby raising it so that my leg rubbed on the wheel and then I could cant my foot forward and stab at the throttle. Not terribly comfortable. I'm 6' 1/2" , size 12 shoe and long in the legs too. Perhaps very sparse driving shoes would help with that. They're gorgeous to look at though.
This is common in the tall crowd. I'm size 12 as well and solve the problem with either driving shoes on an event or I wear slip on shoes that I take off (Merrell without the heel) and drive in my socks. I'm more comfortable doing that than wearing brightly coloured driving shoes when I get somewhere.
And you're a lot taller than I am I think? But I can just imagine some wise ass valet as you pull up to the restaurant looking at the car then looking at your stocking feet and saying qiping "You can afford this car but not shoes?".
I think the only proper reply is: "It's all about priorities, man!" Either that or: "I have 12 cylinders, no need to walk"
Some sort of minimalist loafer or a driving shoe I could see. Bare foot is absurd. Lots of stuff to really hurt your feet on in a vintage Lambo drivers compartment. I have tried socks before but I need the support of the sole to make me feel comfortable. Even so it's an unusually tight spot and the fact that the pedal is hinged on the floor doesn't help either. It makes the leverage more difficult. I don't fit in most E-Types either.
When compared to the Countach pedals, the Miura has much more space to work with. I could use regular shoes with the Miura. With the Countach I could not use shoes. I would drive to the gas station with the Countach, open the door, and drop the sandals on the cement.
288gto all of the great 250 variants 250 swb 250 gto 250 tdf 250 lwb alloy comp Bugatti 6C Alfa and then he says he matured and got into a vehicle that makes him feel as close to god as one can be on this planet in a motor vehicle.....an 8C Alfa. I had arguably my biggest dooooooh moment with him. The final 8C Alfa tour was last summer after Pebble Beach and 32 8C's decended on the Canadian Rocky Mountains. There was a layover in Lake Louise and I went out to visit them. We went to lunch and he offered to trade his 8C for my 6C on the drive to lunch.........I regret not taking the offer but it keeps me longing for an 8C.
Wow that's a fantastic collection . Gives me a little bit more hope in my quest to fit into cars like the F40/288 GTO and what to me is the most beautiful car: 250 GT SWB. Just need to break out a hammer, really (and earn a bit more money ).
I've seen the seat removed entirely and custom pads made which sat directly on the floor. This gains a good amount of inches, but you'll need longer arms to reach the shift knob. It might be possible to put in a different pedal-box, to gain a precious few inches. I've often thought of mounting hanging pedals for the fun of it, so I can stretch my legs a little more. TK
