Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Weird pedal placement

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:25 PM, E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com> wrote:

For those who think the pedal placement in an old Porsche 911 is kinda screwed up, check this out.  If they mounted the accelerator pedal any further back, it would be under your knee cap!  hee hee

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/518958,14975/1965-Ferrari-500-Superfast_photo.aspx

I saw one of these up close once, and what struck me was, with the door closed, if your left hand was on the steering wheel, your knuckles almost brush against the side glass.  I guess in those days, the left hand was seldom on the wheel, rather, it was used to hold your cigarette. ;-)

 
What a gentleman's machine.

Thanks for posting!

FG