Speaking of hardtops I have a vintage Parrish hardtop for a BJ8 for sale. In
VG condition but needs the seal kit which Smoothline carries. Contact me off
list if interested.
Keith Pennell
> I agree that replicas of the factory offerings would sell far better than
> the fugly stuff in their current catalog.
>
> I found a mint MKII Sprite/MKI Midget factory top on Ebay just a few years
> ago out of AL, and paid something like $127 plus Greyhound shipping. They
> are the rarest of the factory Spridget tops, it seems, but they can be
> found. Occasionally you can also find an Ashley fastback top for a MKII
> Sprite/MKI Midget.
>
> 2 seat BN6/BN7 factory big Healey hardtops are super expensive, super
> rare. I believe they share the same mold for the fiberglass of the much more
> common BN4/BT7 hardtop, with differences in the aluminum frame to match the
> curve of the 2 seater.
>
> The reality is ALL factory hardtops, and rare specialty after market hardtop
> prices are way up. It took the Sprite hardtops a while, but a mint Bugeye
> hardtop can go for a grand now. A BN6/BN7 2 seater hardtop is north of $4k.
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