C-cab head room

[Mark57]

I agree with all of the comments about leg room, it is definitely the issue with a C-Cab... Jack, I could not have said it better myself, fortunately I can't do without one and thank goodness for Rest Areas!

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar
3E-6/7-122 </h5>
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[Mark57]

I agree with all of the comments about leg room, it is definitely the issue with a C-Cab... Jack, I could not have said it better myself, fortunately I can't do without one and thank goodness for Rest Areas!

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar
3E-6/7-122 </h5>
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[mbstude]

Well, being only 5'6", I have no complaints about the leg or head room in the C-cabs. And being as young as I am, I can't too much complain about the comfort level of them either.

I read on another board a while back; It takes a real man to drive a straight axle.

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA

[mbstude]

Well, being only 5'6", I have no complaints about the leg or head room in the C-cabs. And being as young as I am, I can't too much complain about the comfort level of them either.

I read on another board a while back; It takes a real man to drive a straight axle.

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA

[DilloCrafter]

quote:Originally posted by PackardV8
The crying lack is leg room. Every C-cab I've ever seen has the seat all the way to the rear. Can't figure why they bothered with adjustment tracks.

The C-cab seat adjustments are for 5'6" guys like Matthew and me! My seat has the three holes (but I'm going to put the "optional" sliding track seat in once I get it reupholstered).

Randy, if you want to drive 187 miles to Kyle, TX, you can come sit in mine. Still has the original seat in it. (Still not running yet though, so it won't test drive you anywhere). Seriously, if you have business in or south of the Austin area, I'm right off of the interstate.

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Paul Simpson
"DilloCrafter"

1955 1/2 Ton Pickup
The Red-Headed Amazon
Deep in the heart of Texas

[DilloCrafter]

quote:Originally posted by PackardV8
The crying lack is leg room. Every C-cab I've ever seen has the seat all the way to the rear. Can't figure why they bothered with adjustment tracks.

The C-cab seat adjustments are for 5'6" guys like Matthew and me! My seat has the three holes (but I'm going to put the "optional" sliding track seat in once I get it reupholstered).

Randy, if you want to drive 187 miles to Kyle, TX, you can come sit in mine. Still has the original seat in it. (Still not running yet though, so it won't test drive you anywhere). Seriously, if you have business in or south of the Austin area, I'm right off of the interstate.

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Paul Simpson
"DilloCrafter"

1955 1/2 Ton Pickup
The Red-Headed Amazon
Deep in the heart of Texas

[PlainBrownR2]

At 6'0 and three quarters, I can't complain yet about my knees and legroom on the '49. On most cars and trucks I gotta have the adjuster all the way back or its not gonna work . I can say there needs to be more legroom for that C-Cab, because when I get in that windshield just seems too low. I'm already staring through a real porthole and I gotta look through the top of that porthole.

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I read on another board a while back; It takes a real man to drive a straight axle.

If thats referring to semis, it may take one to drive straight axle with stick, but it will take a career of it to wipe out their kneecaps. I know a couple who drove local and thats their biggest complaint when walking.


1964 Studebaker Commander R2 clone
1950 Studebaker 2R5 with 170 turbocharged
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[PlainBrownR2]

At 6'0 and three quarters, I can't complain yet about my knees and legroom on the '49. On most cars and trucks I gotta have the adjuster all the way back or its not gonna work . I can say there needs to be more legroom for that C-Cab, because when I get in that windshield just seems too low. I'm already staring through a real porthole and I gotta look through the top of that porthole.

quote:
I read on another board a while back; It takes a real man to drive a straight axle.

If thats referring to semis, it may take one to drive straight axle with stick, but it will take a career of it to wipe out their kneecaps. I know a couple who drove local and thats their biggest complaint when walking.


1964 Studebaker Commander R2 clone
1950 Studebaker 2R5 with 170 turbocharged
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[dictator27]

I'm 6'5" and never had any issues with the 56 Transtar I had some years ago. Headroom was good and I have always had tight legroom because of my height. Even in my modern iron my knees are almost against the dash and the tilt steering wheel is all the way up. My 27 does not have an adjustable seat and my knees are almost up around my ears! It's just something you get used to.

Terry Godkin
27 Dictator Custom sedan
54 Commander Starliner
Surrey, British Columbia

[dictator27]

I'm 6'5" and never had any issues with the 56 Transtar I had some years ago. Headroom was good and I have always had tight legroom because of my height. Even in my modern iron my knees are almost against the dash and the tilt steering wheel is all the way up. My 27 does not have an adjustable seat and my knees are almost up around my ears! It's just something you get used to.

Terry Godkin
27 Dictator Custom sedan
54 Commander Starliner
Surrey, British Columbia

[Mark57]

quote:Originally posted by dictator27
My 27 does not have an adjustable seat and my knees are almost up around my ears! It's just something you get used to.

Terry Godkin

What can I say?[}] (sorry Terry[:I])

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar
3E-6/7-122 </h5>
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[Mark57]

quote:Originally posted by dictator27
My 27 does not have an adjustable seat and my knees are almost up around my ears! It's just something you get used to.

Terry Godkin

What can I say?[}] (sorry Terry[:I])

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar
3E-6/7-122 </h5>
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[Allan Songer]

I am 6' tall with a 34" inseam and I can drive my wife's C Cab all day long with no fatigue problems. Would I prefer a bit more leg room? Sure! But it's not too bad at all. My wife is 5'4" and the C Cab fits her like a glove with the seat all the way forward.

[Allan Songer]

I am 6' tall with a 34" inseam and I can drive my wife's C Cab all day long with no fatigue problems. Would I prefer a bit more leg room? Sure! But it's not too bad at all. My wife is 5'4" and the C Cab fits her like a glove with the seat all the way forward.

[studegary]

In the '40s and '50s, when these trucks were new/designed, 6'3"-6'4" was unusual. I only knew one person in the early '50s that was 6'4".

Also, many people, that are not all that tall, seem to drive with their seat far back. I have gotten into vehicles that were last driven by someone that was my height (5'10"), or shorter, and I feel like I can't even get to the pedals correctly. I like to sit so that my right foot is flat on the throttle, not so that I am operating the throttle with toe pressure only. I know that some people have to move the seat back to clear their gut, but I don't have that problem. With tilt wheel, I like the wheel low, but on many new cars that blocks important parts of the gauges.
I have owned four Studebaker trucks and do not see a problem with the seat other than the back doesn't give proper support.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer