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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:59 AM
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On the last episode of route 66 Linc takes a suit case out to the 63 ragtop and places it behind the seats with the top down. I always thought the storage space was less on the C2 than the C1? You can actually put suit cases behind the seats with the top down? Why was a trunk left out of the C2 design? The design seems to hold a place for a trunk from outward appearance ?
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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I would guess where he put it is where a solid axle gas tank is, and where you think there is room for one on a midyear, is where our gas tanks are.
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Originally Posted by ps374
On the last episode of route 66 Linc takes a suit case out to the 63 ragtop and places it behind the seats with the top down. I always thought the storage space was less on the C2 than the C1? You can actually put suit cases behind the seats with the top down? Why was a trunk left out of the C2 design? The design seems to hold a place for a trunk from outward appearance ?
Depends on how big the suitcases are. I can put my golf clubs and enough stuff to camp for a week back there with some planning.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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You can take just about anything you want and put in a C2 but you have to know how to pack things.
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Yes, you can get a couple suitcases in the storage area with the top down as long as they are thin ones. Wifes luggage would never fit.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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You can take just about anything you want and put in a C2 but you have to know how to pack things.
I have loaded up alot of stuff, in the back, with the top down, you just have to know how to pack it.
As for the rear trunk on a C2, who knows why?????
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Just ask Jackfit he took enough for a 3 month tour of the US
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Didn't we have the "why no C2 trunk" discussion about 2 weeks ago? Anyone remember the answer?
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Originally Posted by ps374
On the last episode of route 66 Linc takes a suit case out to the 63 ragtop and places it behind the seats with the top down. I always thought the storage space was less on the C2 than the C1? You can actually put suit cases behind the seats with the top down? Why was a trunk left out of the C2 design? The design seems to hold a place for a trunk from outward appearance ?
I've put small suit cases behind the seats without raising the top. Don't forget that some 63's don't have soft tops. In which case, there's a lot of room back there when the hardtop is off.

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