Oh yeah! I have to agree-a tonneau is the next best LBC accessory to a cell
phone with AAA and your mechanics number on speed dial!
Around here, we have "marine layer" the creeps in-and a tonneau cover is
great so that you don't come back from dinner and have to drive home in damp
seats. And if you're a GIRL- and tonneau with one side on makes you look les
friendly, less inviting to would be stalkers! So, it's really handy.
Oh, btw-I use mind because I'm too lazy to put the cover on, sometimes. And
also to keep my record of almost four months topless! (And we did have some
light rain.)
Ta Daa! :-)
Laura G. and 'Nigel'
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
To: Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com>
Cc: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: tonneau still wanted
>---Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm still looking for a black tonneau that'll fit a MkIV. Preferably
>> used in good shape. Its just not worth 250 to buy a new one for
>> something I'm going to use just a few times. I could also use a
>> soft-top boot cover in black. But since I never use my softtop
>that's
>
>Hmm - you might be surprised. You say that you don't think you'll use
>it much, but don't use the soft top.
>
>Back when I had my first '72 MKIV in '87, I had a soft top, a hard top
>(Yellow - ugh!), and a tonneau. I never ran any top. But, when it
>would rain suddenly, it sure was nice to have that tonneau snapped on,
>and tucked behind the seats.
>
>Then, any time inclement weather struck, or I was going to leave it
>for a few minutes/hours and didn't want to take a chance, I'd snap it
>up.
>
>If it rained, a quick tug on the center would force all the water out
>over the doors and onto the ground, snap it back, and voila! - Dry spit!
>
>Plus, when you drive solo, you can snap up the passenger side, and
>pretend you're a Jag D-Type... :-)
>
>Chip
>Dacula, Ga, USA
>'71 Spitfire MKIV - 'Ol Smokey
>
>(no tonneau yet - okay, okay, so the dash isn't secured down yet -
>hey, I've been working on getting the seats bolted for a year now!!)
>
>==
>Life is short - Drive fast, brake hard!
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