Actually early cars had three straps.
And they had "loops" sewed to the top to hold them (Like belt loops on pants).
Gary
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From: michael king <michael.s.king@gmail.com>
To: Rollright@aol.com
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
Sent: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:54:20 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Tigers] convertable top canvas straps
The early cars have 2 straps going fro the frame to the header rail. This
was cars with the tensio wire (so pre-MKIA) they had this on the S3/IV
alpines. I'm not sure the Vin where it was deleted and became one, I
believe there is a known answer for when it occurred.. will see if i can
dig it up.
On 26 December 2012 01:03, wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Snow outside on this Christmas morning, here in Massachusetts.
>
> The best to all of you.
>
> When I bought my Tiger in 1976, it had been on the road for nine years. a
> few years later I had a Robbins top installed that replaced my original.
>
> I recently replaced the canvas strap that tied the two top bows together;
> it had torn some years ago. In looking at the Owner's Handbook for both the
> Sunbeam 260 and the Tiger II 289, (their designations) for strap-dressing
> photo's, both O.M.'s show three canvas straps that run from the front top
> "header-rail" to somewhere in the back of the top; center, left and right.
>
> I can see no trace of them on my top; only the 10.25" strap I replaced. My
> suspicion is that they may have been deleted at some point in the
> manufacturing cost-savings imposed by the Chrysler regime.
>
> Can I ask if any of you have your top erected, to look for these and
> comment on their presence or absence along with your serial number please?
> (My
> car is 382002083)
>
> If any of you know the answer to this definitively, please speak.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jim Armstrong
> Mk 1A
> 382002083
> LRXFE
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Michael King
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