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Re: "Canopy" for roadsters

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Subject: Re: "Canopy" for roadsters
From: Steve Bettencourt <steveb5815@edgenet.net>
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 13:31:15 -0500
Mark,
Check with California Car Cover Company. They make that item for Street
Rods and are probably the ones that make it for the B. Sorry I don't have
their number handy but I can get it off the catalog for tomorrow. Maybe
they're on the Web.

At 10:55 AM 5/28/98 -0400, wisem@db.erau.edu (Mark A. Wise), wrote:
>Hi all!  The other day I was browsing an MG catalog from an English company
>(I can recall the name).  They were selling a "canopy" for roadsters; it's
>a bit like a toneau, and then some.  Unlike a toneau, this canopy extends
>out over the windshield, forming a "tent" over the interior of the car.
>There are elastic cords on the four corners of the canopy that attach to
>the wheels of the car, pulling it taut.  I currently have a tonneau, but
>this looks like it would keep my car a bit drier during the summer
>thunderstorms here in Florida.
>
>Does anyone have one of these?  Do you like it?  My father is worried that
>the straps that hold it in place might scratch the paint on the car.  Is
>this true?
>
>Like always, thanks for your advice!
>
>- mark
>  '80 B
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Steve Bettencourt
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