I can't speak for anyone else, but my buddy with an unrestored MK II
has the pinpoint Everflex top:
http://tnb4gq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQhxzPzWsJPEcrFBg8TKlkMedQZYK4aWls1KOjX0e37caTbf8kPU6ym3Qzu9k4srazSSWU5ZGzOs1u5SSFt-juMFtNBasAnIQ/MKII%20_Everflex-pinpoint.jpg
http://tnb4gq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7wH2FfluHfamF4ENiOXxS1LpVxNJB0MoMJXy_8rJp3EC5P-rxZwiW7PFSO7eJJTPB_qDaB1Ik5pp0zInsRgLVXj6kgZrQ-Q8/MKII_Everflex-grey.jpg
JD
At 09:02 AM 2/6/2010, David T Johnson wrote:
>My late MK Ia B382002668 came with a black vinyl pinpoint 'hood'
>with black interior. The hood fit great but the back window yellowed
>so much you couldnot see out. El cheapo me replaced the window
>with a piece of plastic that I hand sewed in. A few years I replaced
>the hood with one I got from ACMO. My original hood I gave to a fellow
>owner who still uses it. It's still black with black interior and my
>window is still there.
>
>Ken Bishop's original MK II with original hoodhas the same black
>pinpoint vinyl hood and black interior.
>
>I think the hoods came in different colors. The sales brochure lists
>what hood came with what exterior color. Of course Rootes would
>subsitute ir ordered. So what's standard?? Who cares, You
>are supposed to be 'top down' anyway.
>
>I've said this before on the list. When ordering from AMCO Ihood I
>discovered there are two different hoods for the velcro Tigers
>(late MKIA and MKII) came with different hoods. I discovered, from
>doing lots af research, Sunbeam changed the interior dimensions
>for MK II and late MK IA. They raised the steering wheel to provide
>more thigh room. They also raised the roof of the hood. A simple fix
>except the earlier hood was now too short left to right. Sure enough,
>when AMCO sent me their top, I found it a perfect fit front to back,
>but 1.5 inches short, left to right. I called AMCO. They said that had
>a new number for MK II. So I returned the hood and they sent the
>other number Perfect left to right.
>
>On a hot sunny day, its a one man job.
>
>So Mauro, if your MK IA is a late number, order the MK II top
>otherwise the standard top. Check the length left to right.
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