Couldn't aluminum strips be bent over with a lip to catch the boot lid,
and made in 2 pieces (for each side) so that they overlap and slide. A
slot would be in 1 half, and a bolt and wingnut could hold them together.
I like the idea of the suction cups to keep it away from the paint. Any
standard type luggage rack could be bolted to this thing. (If you're
having trouble picturing this, think of the original MGA rack, with the
strips underneath contoured to the boot lid). I don't even have a B so
I'm just thinking out loud here, but it seems to ME like it would work and
not look to bad.
Tom
'60 MGA 1600 (no luggage rack)
On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
>
> On Thu, 19 Jun 1997 11:33:42 -0500 (CDT) todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil
> (Todd Mullins) writes:
> >Mark A. Wise writes:
> >
> >> Again, thanks to everyone that offered suggestions for places to get
> >a
> >> luggage rack. I still have your mail. I'm not sure if I want to
> >add a
> >> permanent fixture to my car that I'm probably only going to use for
> >this
> >> one cross-country trip. Are there any other suggestions for ways to
> >> maximize, or add carrying space to my 'B without a permanent luggage
> >> rack.
> >
> >I would think that some savvy engineer would recognize such a need,
> >and
> >devise a removable luggage rack. I'm thinking of something that would
> >simply clip to the edges of the boot lid, much like bicycle carriers
> >do. Does this exist yet?
> >
> >--
> >
> >Todd Mullins
> >Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA)
> >Coast
> >
> >'74 MGB Tourer that thinks luggage racks look gimmicky
> >
> >That's me at the corner.
> >That's me at the stoplight,
> >Losing my transmission...
> >
> Yes, such a rack does exist, and is probably easily found in a lawn sale
> or the Town dump. They are basic aluminium or steel, usually have rubber
> suction-cup feet, and use nylon straps to connect to little flat hooks
> that grip the edges of the lid. One could make up such a rig with some
> 1x1 stock and 5/16 plywood. It wouldn't be elegant, but no luggage rack
> is likely to be.
> MGBob
>
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