The 'black crinkle finish' hardtop is definately an aftermarket item. The
facory items were all body-colour & steel - that one is probably either
fibreglass or steel with a vinyl covering
Andy
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> Hi all - How can I tell a factory hardtop from an aftermarket one? Any
> real advantage to one over the other? I looked at a car this weekend
> that had what the owner said was a factory hardtop. The car was an
> early 79 with the chrome bumpers and standup radiator. The hard top
> seemed to be steel, had the hinged pop-out rear quarter windows, and had
> a funny black wrinkle-type finish to it. Is this likely a factory top
> with a later finish?
>
> Just curious,
>
> Mark Gardner
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