I thought I would start a thread listing the biggest bass drums that are known to fit in various Car models
BMW 3-Series - 20"x16" in soft bag fits in backseat 20" in H&B hardcase doesn't fit
Has anyone fit a 22" into a 3-series?
Please list your car and the biggest bass drum that you can fit.
Wayne
I don't know about the Beemers, but back in the 80's, I drove a '68 Bug.
I was able to fit a full 5-piece kit + hardware and cymbals and still have a spot to carry a passenger, If I needed / wanted to.
The 14" snare drum sat on top of the 16" floor tom in the back seat.
The 22" bass drum sat next to those.
The 12" & 13" toms were laid on their sides and placed in the little section behind the back seat.
The hardware would sit in the footwell for the back seat. Turns out I had the stands set just tall enough to fit in the car (of course, those el-cheapo "ROC" stands I used weren't all that tall to begin with).
If I needed to carry a passenger, I would wrap the cymbals in a shirt and set them under the front bonnet.
This opened up the front seat for a passenger to ride in.
...and none of it was "crammed". It all fit very nicely and the snare drum never fell off the top of the floor tom.
In 1985, the Bug was replaced by a 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT Wagon.
That car had 50 cu. ft. of load space with the rear seat folded down.
I could carry the above kit, plus an additional 14" floor tom, two guitars, a bass and a Peavy 410 amp...AND a passenger in the front seat.
Sometimes I wish I still had that car. I gotta lot of great memories of "Red Rover".
Elvis