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There is more room in a 27 than in a 23. They are lots wide enough for two 250 pound men to set in comfortably.(personal experience talking here)--The sad part is, that in a 27 T roadster there simply isn't enough room front to rear. It don't matter how you do it, you will run out of leg room. On the one I built, I cut 3" out of the daisy panel (thats the part between the rear of the cockpit and the front of the trunk opening), and it still was tight for leg room, and I'm only 5 foot seven tall. The doors are so friggin narrow that even if you cut and hinge them like I did, only your legs will pass thru the door, not your ass. This means that to climb into them you have to step up, stand on the doorsill, slide your legs thru the door opening, lean your ass against the top of the seat, then slide down into a seated position. The reverse of this for getting out, is like watching a snake slither backwards-----and there is no way to put a convertible top on them unless its a big high goofy one like the old T-buckets from the seventies. I have seen 27's with 3 pedals, but only if you run zero upholstery panels in the kick panel area.(how do you like that Duvall style windshield frame I built from $10 worth of scrap 1/8" plate)---Brian