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Re: soft/hard tops

To: Mark Gardner <mrgrdnr@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: soft/hard tops
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:32:11 -0400 ()
On Wed, 12 May 1999, Mark Gardner wrote:

> Hi all - I'm still looking for the right spit for me, but I have another
> question.  I read a reference to earlier spitfires not having folding
> tops, you removed it and put it in the boot.  What models is this
> effective for? 

Up through the Mk.2 Spitfires, circa 1967. Mk.3 and later had folding
tops.

> Is it still a soft top? 

Yes. Not quite as snug nor easy to erect as the folding ones, but a neater
appearance to the car when the top is "stowed"!

> Is a hard top still available?

Yes, it is/was.

--Andy

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