I've just had a call from someone with a question about hardtops and I'm
hoping one of you incredibly kind, helpful and knowledgeable people will be
able to help.
Is that enough flattery? :o)
Anyway, on to the question.
Keith has recently acquired a MkII which came with a hardtop but without the
proper side fitting pieces. He'd had a new MkII in 1964 with a hardtop but
can't now remember exactly how it was attached at the sides. Because of the
removable hoodsticks the side bracket must be different to that fitted to
the later MkIII such as Baby Blue has. Although Sybil arrived with a hardtop
perched on top these pieces are missing (unsurprisingly as the hardtop
wasn't available till 1964 so she wasn't intended to have one)
We're hoping that someone will have a Spitfire 4 or MkII with a hardtop
correctly fitted and would be able to send a photo (off-list) showing it or
even be able to let us know the correct part number to try to track some
down. He's prepared to try to fabricate them if he can't trace any so photos
and measurements would be very useful.
Thanks
Suzie
(in her guise as TSSC Early Spitfire Register Secretary)
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