I have a hardtop partially assembled at this point... and IIRC the door
windows overlap the quarterwindow frames. That's just the way they're supposed
to go together. Rounded hardtops with a wraparound rear window are either
S1/S2 Alpine hardtops, or else they are fiberglass aftermarket tops.
Cheers,
Theo
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Dave Munroe [dave@munroe.ca]
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 5:36 PM
To: rfraser@bluefrog.com
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Hardtops
It appears these hard tops are as difficult to restore to original as the
Tigers themselves!
I have a question about hard tops that hasn't yet come up. While looking
over the many beautiful Tigers at the TEAE Meet in Maine last Oct., there
were several were fitted with hard tops. Some were obviously the rounded
early tops, while there were many more of the later type. But there were at
least a couple that looked like the later version, but which were not a good
fit with the door roll-up windows, which overlapped the quarter lite frames.
What was the origin of these otherwise nice looking tops?
Very strange....
Dave
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Hardtops
> Another hardtop question....
>
> Did any hardtops come from the factory vinyl covered?
>
> I have assumed "no" in the past; and that my hardtop's vinyl covering was
> put
> on by the PO.
>
> HOWEVER...Taylor's book TIGER the making of a sports car...page
> 182...discusses seven MKII Tigers bought by the dealer
> Alan Hartwell.
>
> "The sixth car (which had a vinyl covered hardtop) Hartwell kept for his
> personal use..."
>
> ??
>
> Perhaps I should restore not remove the vinyl on my hardtop?
>
> Allan Ballard
> MK1-a Tiger
> SIV Alpine
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