M3Wfan: I'm 6'-0" tall and carry some 240lbs. That is just enough for the M3W. The pedals are in the furthest position and I have already adapted my seat to an angle to get more legroom. I'm afraid you would need an extended version to feel comfortable in a M3W.
Hannes once: Green M3W; 2013 now: Red 4/4 Sport; 2011 and some practical cars for use in real life
I'm 5'-11" tall and hit 200lbs. The shoe size is of more import as mine are 10-1/2 or 43. Even with those I have problems wearing boots or larger soled shoes. I stick with lower profile running shoes or a Merrill version of hard socks. They resemble sprinting shoes or F1 racing shoes in that they are hardly there. Anything bigger and it becomes difficult to hit the brakes without hitting the accelerator pedal at the same time. Life then becomes interesting...
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
I am 6 ft 5 and Marian (the owner) is 6ft...we both have 36 inside leg....key to comfort has been a 50mm spacer for the steering wheel. Certainly narrow shoes are also an imperative for safe operation of the pedals. Our son is taller still and does not fit to drive (which deals with all discussion of insurance....)
M3Wfan - I'm 6'4", 320lbs. and fit well. It is snug, and my head is well above the wind screen and the roll-bar, but I'm comfortable for up to 1 hour and can do 2 hours without much trouble. The pedals will be your problem. I have size 13 (US) feet and have to wear driving shoes. Much wider and I think I would have a problem. Length of legs might be issue as well. We are all built differently and I have the sense most of my height is in my torso, so the pedals may be to close. But as other say - "try before you buy", but be careful. I drove to the dealer to "try and fit in one" with my wife and ended up buying it on the spot.
Thanks for your post, it sounds like you are pretty close to my size. I wear trousers with between a 31 & 32 inch inseam, so my height is also more due to my trunk than my legs, I think. Trying a M3W on for size may cause a problem, however. Should the fit be acceptable, then I would really have to wrestle with spending that kind of money on such an impractical vehicle, although I can see how it could be great fun. I also can't help but wonder if sitting in a M3W, I wouldn't look like of those circus clowns riding in the miniature cars in a parade!
I am about your size. 6'4"and around 290. I wear a size 15 shoe and have a ~35in inseam. When I first bought the car I could not drive it. My story is that I saw in on Top Gear a few years ago and had to have one. It took quite a bit to convince my spouse to let me buy a car that I could not really drive. But, I am a mechanical engineer and felt the issues were solvable. The biggest problems were leg and foot room.
For more thigh room I installed a narrow center console that gave me the much needed room side to side. It's made by a dealer in Germany, but I ordered through a US dealer for convenience.
Driving shoes helped a lot as long as they were very thin. Finding them in size 15 has been problematic but not impossible. These are a must.
I tried removing the lower back cushion and this help a little, but made the ride a bit rough.
I tried adjusting the pedal cluster as far forward as the master cylinder would allow (until the end of the brake master cylinder hit the frame). There is an article on this mounting point in the forums. Once I moved it to this position, I could drive it around for at most 15 min before my legs would cramp up.
Past all of this, I knew I would need a more radical change. I decided to focus on the pedal cluster as chopping and lengthening the car is fairly disruptive (but I was prepared to do it).
For the pedal cluster I designed and fabricated a custom mechanism that allowed me to change the orientation of the master cylinder and move the entire cluster forward ~3 inches past the previous forward-most mounting point. This nailed it. I can actually stretch my feet out and put my seat cushion back in.
I can now drive the car for several hours without issues.
It's funny what a person will do to experience the exhilaration of the Morgan 3 Wheeler. I have had a bit of trouble with it, including a blown bevel box, but it was completely worth it for my situation. I have a few more significant design changes I'm working on, but for now I can finally enjoy the ride.
Please note that the pedal modification is not for the weak at heart. It was a significant effort and cost.
I am traveling in Asia at the moment and do not have a complete set of images. I do have these two images that show the relationship between the old and new mounting positions. I have been considering doing a write up to post, but this will have to do for now.
The "old" position was the mounting point that I could use until the master cylinder would hit the frame.
The "new" position is the position of the cluster. As you can see, I get 3inches of movement. It's moved back so far that the front-most mounting bolts go past the front of the steel frame plate.
