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    I am 6'0" and 195 lbs. Will I fit in one of these cars?

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    Most cars are going to have different interior dimensions, but it should not be much of a problem. If you find a car you are interested in, most people on this board will let you know. But much bigger guys have come and conquered before.

    Have fun.

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    you would fit into my RF94
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    You would fit in my RF89 as well!!

    Mike Walters

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    From my recent experiences buying a car, and the fact that I'm about your size (6'0, 205) here's my observations:

    89-96 Van diemans are a bit small in the footbox (I'm buying tighter shoes to buy a bit more room, and if you're a size 13 or up, it'll be tough) but are plenty big in the shoulders/torso area. The space where your thighs go through the front hoop is also pretty tight.

    87-92 Reynards are bigger in the footbox, but I found the strange rollbar configuration to restrict my peripheral vision. Since I have long legs and tend to sit back, my head was inside the rollbar structure with the forward bars ahead of my eyeline. I just couldn't get comfortable. You may not have that problem.

    89 and up euroswifts (not too many of these out there) planty of room everywhere.

    All DB-3's and 88 and earlier euroswifts - small enough that it's really an issue of trying the car on to make sure.

    Citations (all) seems to be plenty of room.

    Regardless, take your racing shoes when trying a car on.

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    I'm 6'2" and 210 lbs. and fit into my Vector FF.

    Not much of a problem, .. I just made a new foam seat.

    I sat in a 97 VD, .. they are suposed to be the smallest of the VDs and I was comfortable, ... ..

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    Curtis is right. The 97s are much smaller. If you are interested in a 97, make sure it is a RF97/2. This is what I have and I am 5'10 195 and fit fine. VD began making the 97 model extremely narrow, so narrow that the likes of deMata could not fit and they started getting complaints. A few months into production, they changed the chassis slightly which created more room, which created the RF97/2. If you are looking at a 97 make sure you know what you are looking at. The years before and after are much more spacious as well. You should not have a problem. my suggestion is to go to somebody that has a similar car that you are interested in and sit in it. This can give you some direction in what you might be interested in and help with your purchase.

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