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1. What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: John.Hed@faa.gov
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:40:09 -0700
I need to replace the top on my B. In looking thru all the catalogs I see them advertised as: 1) Vinyl 2) Robbins Vinyl 3) Everflex (Vinyl?) much more expensive 4) Stayfast Canvas (again more expensi
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00287.html (8,133 bytes)

2. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:10:56 +0100
Vinyl is easier to maintain (i.e. a quick wash as opposed to periodic restaining/sealing of canvas) but quality canvas does look better if kept in good nick. Personally I think the more expensive vin
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00290.html (8,118 bytes)

3. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:44:24 -0700 (PDT)
John - I put a Moss Stayfast top on my MGA when I resored it and I haven't regretted the extra expense. It really looks nice. So nice, it's been suggested that I show the car with the top up. It's on
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00291.html (8,892 bytes)

4. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:29:47 -0600
I put a mohair canvas on my B. I love the top. No $ interest. I got mine from : *http://www.prestigeautotrim.com/usa/usa/tops/mgb_hoods.htm
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00292.html (8,991 bytes)

5. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:14:23 -0700
How can canvas be "mohair"? <g> I have a mohair sweater, and believe me, it's not something you would want as a convertible top (unless you were a cat, and your sole consideration was snoozing comfor
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00296.html (8,685 bytes)

6. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:32:22 -0600
No idea, I don't even know what a "mo" is. :) But I like the top! -- Andrew
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00305.html (9,288 bytes)

7. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "R. Martin Rogovein" <rmort@bezeqint.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:12:22 +0300
I feel like I've written this mail to the list before, but . . . I got a Stayfast from Prestige more than five years ago, i drive with it open but always raise it when I park, so it sees plenty of u
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00306.html (9,510 bytes)

8. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:43:50 -0500
The mo's roam the same fields as the Naugas that are relentlessly slaughtered for Naugahide. It's really shame... Chad Cooper '72 B
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00307.html (9,777 bytes)

9. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: RampantNM@aol.com
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:37:34 EDT
The mo's roam the same fields as the Naugas that are relentlessly slaughtered for Naugahide. It's really shame... Where's a PETA when you need one... Regards, Robert B. Houston 63 TR4 74.5 MGBGT 73 M
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00308.html (8,939 bytes)

10. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:11:44 -0500
The mo's roam the same fields as the Naugas that are relentlessly slaughtered for Naugahide. It's really shame... Where's a PETA when you need one... Regards, Robert B. Houston == He's in Madison pim
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00309.html (8,925 bytes)

11. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Eugene Balinski" <eugeneb@nni.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:44:39 -0400
The good news is that all Naugas are now a protected specie under federal law (Docket OI-812), and live in the reservation on their ancestral home land in Naugatuck, CT. All Naugas can be traced to
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00312.html (10,602 bytes)

12. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:41:06 -0400
While some Naugas are rumoured to still be found in the Naugatuck RIver I think the reservation is now in Stoughton WI - but I may be wrong. Also I believe the correct spelling is Naugahyde. There i
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00321.html (11,360 bytes)

13. Re: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: LBCarCoMail@aol.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:41:59 EDT
Hi John, As you have pointed out there are several types. Both Vinyl and Everflex are very similar, mostly in the pattern, but both are vinyl with everflex a bit more costly. There is Canvas (Duck) m
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00322.html (10,391 bytes)

14. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:28:54 -0600
I think Jeff explained it pretty well. It used to be that the material didn't matter much in terms of durability as the plastic window tended to turn yellowish and crack with age. As a long time user
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00324.html (11,406 bytes)

15. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: Bee Jay U <yd3@nvc.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 23:01:55 -0500
About 1974, I put a vinyl top on my TD from J.C.Whitney. It's an Amaco as well as the side curtains. Remember that aftermarket manufacturer? Anyway,The windows are about as clear as when they were ne
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00330.html (8,577 bytes)

16. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Gordie's Garage" <mg_garage@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:54:42 -0400
About 1974, I put a vinyl top on my TD from J.C.Whitney. It's an Amaco as well as the side curtains. Remember that aftermarket manufacturer? Anyway,The windows are about as clear as when they were ne
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00331.html (9,059 bytes)

17. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:01:25 -0700
I think Jeff explained it pretty well. It used to be that the material didn't matter much in terms of durability as the plastic window tended to turn yellowish and crack with age. As a long time use
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00346.html (9,470 bytes)

18. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:21 -0700 (PDT)
What is this, a new material? David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00349.html (8,208 bytes)

19. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:54:40 -0700
The one on my 1970 MGB was a new type of material that didn't really work very well, so was not adopted. Someone called in a complaint that the Robbins TR7 top was made incorrectly, so Robbins paid t
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00350.html (9,104 bytes)

20. RE: What kind of top do you recommend? (score: 1)
Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:49:03 -0700 (PDT)
OK, I get it now. By "down the road" you meant physically down the road. I was thinking "soon to be available." Too much Perl scripting today has fried my brain. English isn't working... :-) David Br
/html/mgs/2006-08/msg00354.html (8,122 bytes)


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