>>This isn't an official definition (I've never seen one), but IMO, a closed
car has a roof which is an intergal part of the structure. Removeable
factory tops wouldn't qualify.>>
Midwest Council and VSCDA accept hardtop equipped sports cars as closed cars, I
don't have any first hand experience with other groups. According to your
definition T-tops and targas would be open cars, and I know that is not the
case with most organizations. T or targa top off = open car. T or targa top
on = closed car. Why should a factory hardtop be any different?
I have always wondered about the cars with glass tops. They race under closed
car rules, but in a roll over will revert to open car status when the glass
shatters. Hmmmmmm.
Yes, you could argue that my hardtop could be torn off in a rollover, I would
argue that it is securely attached with grade 8 fasteners. No, I am not
willing to give it a go! LOL
Tom Gentry
Life is too short to drive boring cars!
'96 Ford SVT Cobra, Mystic #1345/2000 (mostly stock)
'72 Triumph TR-6 OD (mostly modified)
'59 Triumph Model 10 Sedan (mostly in boxes)
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