Eddie,
I have a Caribou Top and love it. There are some
things that could be a little better but the top is
very good quality. Expect to wait about a month for
the top. Caribou is a small shop and the get a
quantity of orders before making them. I've got
nothing but good things to say.
If you want to see my top, come to the next club
function and I'll bring the Midget. You can also see
the car with the top on my new site (I just threw up a
page so don't expect much. I need to work on it when I
get the chance.)
http://mgrelm.50megs.com
Dan
--- Eddie Sheffield <esheffield@prizmail.com> wrote:
> Howdy, y'all!
>
> Well, winter's barely begun but I'm thinking about
> spring. And when spring
> gets here the hard top comes off! But I still need
> some kind of top on the
> Midget since I don't have a garage and the poor
> thing has to live outside.
> So I'm looking for comments on kinds of tops,
> brands, etc. Personally I like
> the look of the canvas tops, but wonder about the
> durability. Given that the
> top will be used under the following conditions,
> what is the best kind to
> use:
>
> 1) Will be parked outside.
> 2) Live just west of DC area (Leesburg, VA to be
> exact). So will be subject
> to moderately high temps and humidity.
> 3) Frequent lowering and raising.
> 4) Winter will have a hardtop on.
>
> What's the best thing to do with the top in the
> winter when using the
> hardtop? Leave it folded up normally in the car or
> take it off completely
> and reinstall it in the spring? Right now since the
> old top was pretty shot
> anyway I just took it off. And will using a car
> cover throughout the
> year help increase the top's lifespan?
>
> Finally, the car is a 1971 and has the velcro
> attachment. I have been
> thinking about removing the velcro and going to the
> older style and adding
> another tenax. Is this a good idea? Are there any
> other differences
> between the earlier and later Midget Mark III tops?
>
> I'm seriously considering a top from Caribou canvas
> unless I find a good
> reason not to.
>
> Any and all comments (preferably useful, relevent
> ones ;-) ) are
> appreciated!
>
> Eddie
> 1971 Midget
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Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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