I recall seeing a new hardtop hanging on the Parts Dept. wall at Broughton
Motors in San Antonio back in April of 1967, just as they were rolling up
Sunbeam operations. That top was in red primer. I didn't purchase it at
the time (DOH!!) because I didn't have the $150 they were asking.
I did find a used one in Oakland in 1976, and snapped it right up. It was
painted black, which came off readily when I started to wax it, so I took it
down to its base color with mild rubbing compound, and that color was (is)
BRG -- happily the color of my Tiger.
.... for what it's worth.
Tony McNulty
B382001321
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From: "Samouce's" <wsamouce@kc.rr.com>
To: <Rollright@aol.com>; <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
Cc: <onegonefish@comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] hard-top questions
> 1) there are two small brackets about an inch long pop-riveted to the
> bottom
>
> frame of the hardtop. the tab
>
> over at 90 degrees has a very small hole in the center. Any idea
>
> what these are for?
>
>
>
>
>
> Those are for the straps that hold up the boot cover across the stowed
> top.
>
>
>
> Duke
>
> B382002037
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Rollright@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:17
> To: tigers@Autox.Team.Net
> Cc: onegonefish@comcast.net
> Subject: [Tigers] hard-top questions
>
>
>
> Hello
>
>
>
> Two hardtop questions after striping everything off the steel frame on
>
> Gary's top last night:
>
>
>
> 1) there are two small brackets about an inch long pop-riveted to the
> bottom
>
> frame of the hardtop. the tab
>
> over at 90 degrees has a very small hole in the center. Any idea
>
> what these are for?
>
>
>
> 2) Paint: all hardtops were painted black. I want to match the original
>
> color and finish. I once heard that
>
> it was black with a clear coat from the factory. True or
>
> false? And what color and type of paint
>
> used? There is essentially no orange peal on my top which
> is
>
>
> reasonable in paint.
>
>
>
> Any and all hardtop comments welcomed.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Jim Armstrong
>
> Mk 1A 382002083
>
> LRXFE
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