Spider in a parade

How big of girl?

 

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I think it's a bad idea, damage might occur over a long period of time, I would opt for a front seat position instead.

 

There is no hard cover over the 348 and 355 Spider top hinges/bars/top, just our leather boot.

You're looking at $25,000 in parts alone to replace the whole 355 top ( http://www.eurospares.co.uk/partsListing.asp?M=1&Mo=522&A=2&B=29227&S=&ID4=1204023) if you suffer damage and require a dealer to remedy the problem.


But, that being said, you could probably push the seats all the way forward and rig up a third, center parade seat (perhaps more like a half-sitting, half-standing sort of seat-rest)that straddles the console behind the seats and still has room for a girl's feet to slip under the backs of the driver/passenger seats.

So while you don't want anyone sitting on your leather boot cover (because that puts $25,000 in parts at risk of being bent or worse), you could probably still safely drive her around in a walking-speed parade if you put a little clever thought/effort into it.

 

Yeah if you put the passenger seat forward with the backrest tilted forward a bit and don't put the boot on, I think there is a little space for a seating area (The same surface the glove compartment sits on). I suppose one can even remove the glove box so she can sit in the center.

I guess it would depend how many riders are planned too.

 

This is a no-brainer. You simply have her ride on your shoulders, forwards or backwards, your choice.

 

brilliant

 

Monteman, I recently did this in a 348 Spider for a homecoming parade. I can tell you this, sitting on top of the top was NOT an option. What we did was put a chair cushion on the seat bottom, and a cusion at the head rest. She didn't wear shoes and she stood on the cusion and rested her bum against the head rest. 3 mile ride, then two laps around the football field. It worked well.

Mike

 

take a 2x6, cut to span and slap some black or tan paint on it, place two cushions/large sponges on either side so it doesn't imprint the boot cover and have her mount it. Otherwise use the passenger seat.

 

So what happened to the parade??