<VV> vinyl top

[Mike Stillwell]

 I worked on a '64 a few years back that had a vinyl
top. I hate to say, but it was a sorry mess. The top
had gotten some pin holes, which absorbed as much
moisture as they possibly could, and the car was about
to become a convertible. Too bad, because otherwise it
was in pretty nice shape. It scared me away from ever
thinking of doing something like that to a car. Since
then, I've seen first gen Camaros with similar
problems.
 
 Just my $.02,

 Mike
 YS-117

 
--- Bill Elliott <corvair@fnader.com> wrote:
> I helped to sell a '63 coupe with a Chevy
> dealer-added quasi-vinyl top.
> 
> It was _painted_ on with textured paint ad even had
> two strips of metal glued to the roof and painted
> over to 
> replicate seams. Until you got very close it looked
> like a factory vinyl top would have.
> 
> The seller (who had bought the car used from the
> dealer in 1966) said that this was a common
> "upgrade" 
> to make their used cars look more "up to date" and
> that Chevy actually supplied "kits" to do it.
> 
> I liked the way it looked and had I bought the car I
> would have kept the top....
> 
> Bill Elliott
> 
> >Has anyone ever tried putting a vinyl top on an EM
> coupe? Pros,cons, 
> >problems,materials???? E-mail me off list. Thanks.
> >  Ed in florida  EM's & FC's
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