There is one at a local Ford dealer and I sat in it for about 10 minutes (although I did not drive it) and I found it had plenty of leg room. I am a bit over 6'4". Jim In a message dated 2/19/05 5:32:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, wwells249101MI@comcast.net writes: > > the guy that brought it over to my house was 6'1"..i am only 5'8" and had > to move the seat quite aways forward. how limiting it might be for someone > taller than 6'1", i dont know. but it seemed due to the angle of the seat and > the length of the seat track that there would be plenty of room for taller > folks. bill, vertically challenged. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John [mailto:huc2rc@pacbell.net] >> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 4:58 PM >> To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com >> Subject: Re: Shelby GR-1 >> >> >> How about the leg room..could a 6+ fotter fit in it?? Thanks John >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Bill Wells >>> To: Shelby6t7@aol.com ; lmathias@bellsouth.net ; >>> ShelbyMustang@CarMemories.com >>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:30 PM >>> Subject: RE: Shelby GR-1 >>> >>> >>> i had the pleasure of spending 30 mins behind the wheel of one this >>> summer, in the Detroit 'burbs...a ford test car. i was amazed at how docile and >>> forgiving it was in slow traffic , 25-35 mph yet how tractable it was when >>> you brought that beautiful engine up the rpm curve. out of respect of the >>> employee who gave me the opportunity , and to preserve his job, i did not >>> thrash or bash it or do a wot run, which i really wanted to do. the car does >>> turn heads, getting in / out is a learning curve and with those wrapover >>> doors into the roof. if the door is not WIDE open (like a close parked car >>> is next to you not allowing it to go all the way open) you wont be able to >>> get into it or out of it, unless you are a pretzel and multi jointed as the >>> wrapover blocks your path. it was kinda neat, windows up, stereo on, air >>> conditioning on, knowing you were in a true production rocket ship that >>> could become a lethal weapon if not treated with respect. my superformance >>> cobra replica seemed meek and mild after that gt drive . my only negative was >>> the sound of the exhaust, almost viperish, too quiet. vacuum cleaner >>> sounding when ya stood on it. i am sure there are , or will be, aftermarket >>> conversions that will add some tunes to those pipes. nice sound at idle and low >>> rpms, but when accelerating ya get that kirby cleaner sound. however, if the >>> $ was there, i would certainly like to have one. bill, motown >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Shelby6t7@aol.com [mailto:Shelby6t7@aol.com] >>>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:15 PM >>>> To: lmathias@bellsouth.net; ShelbyMustang@CarMemories.com >>>> Subject: Re: Shelby GR-1 >>>> >>>> >>>> Lee: >>>> >>>> I would love to drive a Ford GT, as I'm sure most of us would. I did get >>>> to sit in one for about 10 minutes when Ford brought one to the Shelby >>>> Convention last year in Michigan. >>>> >>>> Kenny >>>> >>> >> >
