I don't have a bugeye but Mk1 Midget/Mk2 Sprite tops are very similar. They
do not fit anywhere in or on the car other than "in place." They are drier
and warmer, but you either take it with you, on the car, or leave it at
home. Here's what I do with mine: in winter it's on the car, in storage; in
summer, it sits on top of the snowblower.
Phil Vanner
Mk1 Midget
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> From: Rick & Carolyn <walters@mail.softcom.net>
> To: Roger Garnett <rwg1@cornell.edu>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Bugeye Hard Top
> Date: Saturday, October 25, 1997 10:16 AM
>
> Hi All,
>
> With all this talk about bugeye hard tops, It brought to mind a
> question. Where do you put the hard top on a bugeye when not in use?
>
> I can't see it fitting behind the seat and over the hump. In a square
> body it might fit in the small trunk.
>
> I might be interested in one if I could still take my top off on the
> nice winter days and store it behind the seat. In California even the
> winters are like summer. That is why I moved here, I've lived back
> East, North, and South (Sorry lost my head). In the rain are they drier
> then the soft tops? I would expect them to be warmer in the snow.
>
> Rick
>
> 52 MGTD, 74 MGB, 76 XJ12C, & Puddles (60 Frogeye)
>
> Roger Garnett wrote:
> >
> > On 22 Oct 97 at 12:51, Dennis Bufton wrote:
> >
> > > Three years ago I paid $400 for a ragged hardtop with a good window.
I
> > > thought the window was worth the price; I can fix the fiberglas.
> >
> > > > I've been offered a hard top for my Bugeye. It is reportedly in
good
> > > > shape except that it is missing the window. The price is $400.
> >
> > I have a slightly ragged bugeye hardtop with good rear glass that I
would part
> > with for less than $400. The 2 side posts which mount behind the doors
are
> > broken loose- this is just a fiberglass repair, and it is missing one
> > windscreen latch. Otherwise, it is in pretty decent condition.
> >
> > I really like bugeye hardtops- they are real easy to get on/off with
one
> > person. An MGB top is more work.
> >
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