[Tigers] convertable top canvas straps

[Rollright at aol.com]

Whow !
 
This is news!  They were anchored to the bows and "looped" to the  top?
 
Jim Armstrong
 
 
In a message dated 12/26/2012 10:50:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
garywinblad at comcast.net writes:

Actually  early cars had three straps.
And they had "loops" sewed to the top to hold  them (Like belt loops on 
pants).
Gary

----- Original Message  -----
From: michael king <michael.s.king at gmail.com>
To:  Rollright at aol.com
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
Sent: Wed, 26 Dec 2012  09:54:20 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Tigers] convertable top canvas  straps

The early cars have 2 straps going fro the frame to the header  rail. This
was cars with the tensio wire (so pre-MKIA) they had this on the  S3/IV
alpines. I'm not sure the Vin where it was deleted and became one,  I
believe there is a known answer for when it occurred.. will see if i  can
dig it up.

On 26 December 2012 01:03,  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Snow outside on  this Christmas morning, here in Massachusetts.
>
> The best to all  of you.
>
> When I bought my Tiger in 1976, it had been on the  road for nine years. a
> few years later I had a Robbins top installed  that replaced my original.
>
> I recently replaced the canvas  strap that tied the two top bows together;
> it had torn some years ago.  In looking at the Owner's Handbook for both 
the
> Sunbeam 260 and the  Tiger II 289, (their designations) for strap-dressing
> photo's, both  O.M.'s show three canvas straps that run from the  front 
top
>  "header-rail" to somewhere in the back of the top; center, left  and  
right.
>
> I can see no trace of them on my top; only the 10.25"  strap I replaced. 
My
> suspicion is that they may have been deleted at  some point in the
> manufacturing cost-savings imposed by the Chrysler  regime.
>
> Can I ask if any of you have your top erected, to look  for these and
> comment on their presence or absence along with your  serial number 
please?
>   (My
> car is  382002083)
>
> If any of you know the answer to this definitively,  please speak.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>  Jim  Armstrong
> Mk 1A
> 382002083
> LRXFE
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