The Caribou Canvas tops are really nice. I fitted one
to my 77 Midget. They do scimp a little on the window
skirts but I find it livable. They don't offer the zip
out window for the Spridget due to a lack of
materialon the sides of the rear window and the side
windows...That's what I was told when I ordered
mine...go figure.
I love the look of the top! It definately looks better
than the vinyl!
They don't keep an inventory of these tops. They make
them when they are ordered. They claim to make no more
than $12 per top after all of the costs (material &
labor) but they make their money in the volume that
they sell.
Other than the month long wait...I plan to continue to
do business with them.
I gain nothing from the above statements nor do I ever
expect to (too bad for me :o))) ) yada yada yada.
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
--- Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM> wrote:
> David,
>
> I think they custom make each top, since I had to
> wait four weeks to get it. I
> had asked them about putting a zipper around the
> rear window, and the person I
> talked to said they wouldn't/couldn't do it. I know
> they offer it as an option
> on other tops they do, so I don't really know what
> the problem would be. Maybe I
> just wasn't talking to the right person, I did'nt
> really press the issue, but it
> could be if you talk to someone else there you can
> get them to do it.
>
> Regards - Bryan
>
> >To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>
> >Cc: "Spridget Mail List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: sprite CANVAS tops
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> >Bryan
> >Price sounds like quite a bargain for a canvas top,
> as the vinyl ones are
> >only about $20 cheeper. Do you know if they custom
> make these to order, or
> >do they do a bunch of them and take them off the
> shelf as ordered? I want
> >to get one made with a zip out rear window in
> canvas, but couldn't find
> >anyone who made them, and the canvas ones I did
> find were almost $700.
> >Please send me their phone number.
> >
> >David Riker
> >74 Midget
> >78 Midget
> >63 Falcon
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 9:49 AM
> >Subject: sprite CANVAS tops
> >
> >
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> I had ordered a tan canvas top for my green
> bugeye, and I just got it. I
> >ordered
> >> it from Caribou Canvas ($209 + shipping) in So.
> CA.
> >> The canvas is a very heavy three layer type, and
> the black interior side
> >has
> >> sort of a herring bone style pattern to it. The
> quality really looks
> >awesome,
> >> and it certainly looks a lot classier than the
> vinyl tops. I'm Going to
> >fit it
> >> to the car as soon as I get it back from the body
> shop (bonnet still
> >getting
> >> fixed).
> >> The only problem I can see with it is that since
> it's a lot heavier
> >material
> >> than the orginal 'cheezy' vinyl top, it won't
> fold up as small.
> >> I'll let you know how it works out.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
> >> San Jose, CA
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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