Hi John,
Zip anything I guess. I'm the original owner and I could not get a Zip
down or Zip out window when I bought it, and I asked. I never saw a
TR250 window that was Zip anything at the time (68) and I have never
seen once since (that I understood to be OEM replacement -- maybe my
mistaken assumptions at work).
Obviously, I have never seen all the TR250 tops that were made or even a
significant number of them, but none that I have seen were Zip anything.
But I could be wrong. I hope I am. I have never seen any "official"
documentation that said fixed rear windows were all that was available
-- it's only from the few I have seen, and what is usually listed in
catalogs. The TR6 is always listed with what we call a zip out (I
understood this to be zip down -- could be wrong), the TR250 is not.
Did the top you are talking about have the standard TR250 reflective
stripes -- over the top of the rear window -- which are different than
the TR6 reflective stripes (along the bottom)? I never saw an original
TR250 w/o the reflective stripes.
I believe many different tops would fit a TR250. I was not sure a TR4A
top would fit, but it obviously does if you interchanged them. But
certainly TR6 tops will fit. Could be anything was on any individual car.
I'm about to put a Zip down on my car and I would be very very happy to
know that you are correct and they were original equipment -- but I
don't think they were.
Perhaps others could comment on what they saw at the time?
Don Malling
jonmac wrote:
> I am happy to pass along that Robbins is now (again) making the TR250
> top with correct TR250 reflective strips but with an optional zip out
> window. A truely correct TR250 does not have a zip out window.
>
> Sorry, Don - but with respect, I have to disagree. The TR250 demonstration car
> we had at the London showroom was certainly fitted with a zip down (as against
> zip out) rear centre panel. I know this to be the case because the top on my
> 1966 4A was knackered - as was the 250's but only with a slight tear about an
> inch long on the rear deck. As it was a demo car, it had to be flawless, so
> the top was changed. A very nominal sum of money was also exchanged and it
> soon found itself on my car. Perhaps its important to establish whether the
> term zip down or zip out is the ruling one - or have I missed a critical part
> of the thread?
>
> Jonmac
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