In the 60's and 70's some American car were available from the factory
with vinyl tops. One dealer that I knew told me he never ordered vinyl from
the factory because he then needed extra inventory. If someone wanted
vinyl he had it installed locally. Plus much larger mark-up on the locally
installed vinyl.
Mark
In a message dated 1/3/2011 6:54:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
michael.s.king@gmail.com writes:
Rande,
Im quite sure i have seen the last MKII photographed with a vynil covered
hardtop, was in an article in about 1996 with a finned red SII Alpine and
the MKII.
On 3 January 2011 22:29, rande <rande@thecia.net> wrote:
> ">
> > Did any hardtops come from the factory vinyl covered?
> >
> > I have assumed "no" in the past; and that my hardtop's vinyl covering
was
>
> > put
> > on by the PO.
> >
> > HOWEVER...Taylor's book TIGER the making of a sports car...page
> > 182...discusses seven MKII Tigers bought by the dealer
> > Alan Hartwell.
> >
> > "The sixth car (which had a vinyl covered hardtop) Hartwell kept for
his
> > personal use..."
>
> By my records, there's no mention of who performed the vinyl covering
> installation
> for Alan's Mark II. It's been photographed at least thrice for
publication:
> For the first edition(1979) of Mike Taylors book, for the cover and
inside
> article
> for Thoroughbred & Classic magazine February 1979 (reg# TNT9), and the
> January
> 1996 Thoroughbred & Classic (now reg# TGR 747) and now owned by Brian
> Postle.
> Also, it's no longer Orchid Green, according to Brian. I think someone
else
> told me it's now some shade of blue and was changed about five years ago.
> Incidently,
> the last Mark II serial number(VIN)#633 belongs to another Orchid Green
> Mark
> II, owned by Graham Vickery. It sports the standard steel wheel, trim
ring,
> and hub cap look, and is rarely photographed with a hardtop, and I don't
> think
> its vinyl covered. Graham can correct me if I'm wrong. I can dig up
Brians
> serial
> number later, I'm off to work.
>
> RB
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