The ones I saw were just to make more room ans easy access to the boot. They
still used the original Bugeye top.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: <miq@teleport.com>
To: <millerls@ado13.com>
Cc: Doug Ingram <dougi@home.com>; Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: Question re: '60 Bugeye
> Larry & Sandi Miller says:
> >
> > Just a Bugeye cutout like a square body using the square body cockpit
trim.
> >
> > Larry
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Doug Ingram <dougi@home.com>
> > To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 7:34 AM
> > Subject: Re: Question re: '60 Bugeye
> >
> >
> > > So, what is this modification? Are we talking about a stretched
bugeye?
>
> Having immediate access to a '61 bugeye, a '63 MK II, a '66 MK III and a
> '70 MG MK III, I'll point out that there are actually three cockpit sizes.
>
> The Bugeyes end 2" behind the seats, the MK II extends 10 1/2" back, and
> the later model another 5" beyond that. The differences came when they
> switched types of soft tops. The Bugeye's just sort of plops on to the
> back decking with little chrome fittings, the removable tops on the MK II
> and MK III don't need as much space as the MK VI's which was permanently
> attached.
>
> So the point of this is to ask perhaps the "extended cockpit" bugeye has a
> later style soft top?
>
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> Miq Millman miq@teleport.com
> Tualatin, OR
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