Hi Gang, I had an amco rack on my series one. The PO had drilled holes for
it. But when I looked under the trunk lid I noticed 4 holes that weren't
drilled through. They were at the junctions of the stiffening ribs. Were
these possibly for some kind of factory rack other than the one that Ian
wrote about. Anybody else notice these holes under the trunk lid. Or did
I have something unique.
Regards
Armand
>I wouldn't be foooled by the way they word that. The rack that they have is
>a repro of the AMCO racks that were available for all makes of cars at that
>time and probably installed buy some dealerships, but they are not the same
>as the Rootes luggage racks. The Rootes racks are a unique item that is
>designed to clip onto the boot lid without drilling holes into the trunk. I
>had one once and believe I sold it to Jim D'Amelio. It has four white rubber
>pads that the rack rests on and adjustible clips that attach to the lid. A
>threaded assembly allows it to be tightened in place. Jim can probably
>provide a better description and there should be a picture of it somewher on
>my web site. Try looking in the accessories section of your preferred mark.
>I personally don't like the look of a luggage rack, but there certainly
>isn't anything wrong with installing one. The AMCO rack would also be a
>correct period style and would be my first choice if the proper Rootes rack
>was unavailable. - Ian
>
ritchie(at)mcn.org
Armand & Lorie Ritchie
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