Glass Goose

William, what is your car's number? I'd love to see some photos and I'm sure I'm not alone.

It's funny what you can miss the first time you look at a car. Mine had a plexiglass side window but because it was mostly retracted (and no power attached) I didn't notice until I got it home that it wasn't actually glass. They even used a green tinted plastic so it looks like glass at first glance.

Mark

Weii, the first 'Goose I ever drove was a tight fit for my 6'2" self, and hitting a series of whoops at 90 mph killed the engine! Seems my left knee managed to hit the key and switch it off... I drove the thing about 40 miles and it was tighter than the Pantera but not impossible. Now, driving the Miura- THAT was inpossible! I did 5.0 miles and never again! If there's no comfortable way for you to fit in the seat, and the car is already altered, conside taking it to a pro body shop and having a 'Gurney bubble' added to the roof. Guaranteed, no one in any Club will yell at you for doing this, and a pro can make it look stock; tell them Abarth did it. I don't advise trying to drop the floorpan- the pans are uncomfortably close to the ground already.

I am 6'1" as well.

When I first tried to fit in a Mangusta at Hall's - well it was impossible.

After I saw Mark Charlton's Mangusta, I just to had to try in on. No dice ... I forgot how poorly I fit. Mark was also expressing concern that I not break anything getting in or out. The steering wheel almost neutered me.

Beautiful milestone car of significance. But, if I can't drive it and I don't fit ... I have to pass.

Its always possible if you want it bad enough. The current POCA President Mark McWhinney is 6"4 and 230 lbs with a long torso.... and he drives his Pantera to 'Vegas from N California each year (500 miles 1 way) for Fun Rallies and track events. He didn't fit either- so he completely removed the driver's seat and had two thin upholstered pads made that VELCRO to the floor mat and the firewall! He also drives stocking-footed. Another owner with exceptionally long legs made a 2" thick spacer that fits beweeen the front firewall and the brake/clutch/gas pedal plate, pushing them further into the trunk for more leg room. But the most dedicated owner I know is my friend Ron in WA state who is paralyzed from the waist down. His Pantera has motorcycle controls with a vacuum-power clutch to match the power brake, which he did himself since no shop wanted the liability for doing such a mod to a 150-mph sports car. He was honored at a recent Seattle car show when he drove his Pantera onto the dais. I've since found another paralyzed Pantera owner in So-Cal but haven't seen how he did his conversion.