Do you like vinyl tops?

[Photon440]

Sonny likes this in vinyl!...and that is final =! :icon_sunny::icon_sunny:

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[metaldad]

our 70 super bee will be dk. green body with a green vinyl top, green interior and green side stripe this an all #'s matching 383 4speed car that has been in a barn since 1973 we are starting to restore it NO rust

 

[hemi#1]

but it's a #'s matching 383ci 4 speed car with 50,000 mi you can't alter from that. it may be ugly but we can't change a car worth @ 40 k

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check some of my earlier threads there are pictures

 

[vitamin c]

Am I correct in saying the vinyl top 71 Chargers had black trim around the rear window?? I Don't know, my white 71 R/T has no vinyl top and I wish it did

 

[pentahead]

I think the vinyl top takes away the " fat hip" look of the long C pillar and makes the car look "shorter" height wise and sleeker.

If it came with it, I'd put it back on.

Your car, your call.

 

[polywideblock]

I like the canopy tops on 3rd gen B body's. like the one on the SE , the roadrunner should have one but doesn't :shruggy:

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[Budnicks]

If the factory originally put it on, then yes. I want the girl in the Add.

or her daughter now...LOL

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Years ago I read that all superbirds had vinyl because the rough surface provided greater high speed stability. I remember them comparing it to the dimples on a golf ball. Since then I have been all in on vinyl tops; if it's good enough for The King, it's good enough for me.

Actually;
I think it was more to cover the plug they put in the rear window,
crappy body work, along with min. effort & time savings on the line,
to still use a reg. RR, Belv., Satty roof line & not make a different top just for Superbirds...

No track cars had vinyl top IIRC, I could be wrong...

 

[GetX'd]

I like a vinyl top on certain cars. I guess I'm particular but I love my black vinyl top on my burgundy 68 GTX. I've seen plenty without and prefer the ones with the top.

 

[kiwigtx]

I like mine....but I might be a bit biased like that :icon_sunny:



As for rust....it usually only appears if the car sits out in bad weather, and wasn't installed correctly...or not maintained. Mine is perfectly fine and the roof was clean steel underneath when last replaced in 2001.

 

[omoskito]

I definitely like my vinyl top!

 

[Cranky]

Had too many cars with rust issues because of them and become very jaded against them.....

 

[71Hardtop]

I will be putting the black back on my charger 500 with the Orange bottom to keep it how it was rolled off the floor. You do have to maintain them but they are not the most expensive item to replace either though.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I like the canopy tops on 3rd gen B body's. like the one on the SE , the roadrunner should have one but doesn't :shruggy:

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Canopy top? More like toupe top.

 

[HT413]

Actually;
I think it was more to cover the plug they put in the rear window,
crappy body work, along with min. effort & time savings on the line,
to still use a reg. RR, Belv., Satty roof line & not make a different top just for Superbirds...

No track cars had vinyl top IIRC, I could be wrong...

Haha, what you say makes sense. So funny, because I remember that high speed stability explanation so well, I guess I drank the cool aid haha

 

[YY1]

I absolutely HATE vinyl tops,period.

However- I found a potential secret source if you absolutely have to put one back on in a hurry or on a budget.

Jo-Ann fabrics.

I got enough to do a canopy included the A pillars in one section without seams.

$18 on the clearance rack, and the grain is super close.

 

[gyxffyg]

View attachment 307696Yes. I think they add a lot to the looks of the old cars. I think they look better on some cars than others. But I do hate the maintenance issues that come with them.

 

[vitamin c]

So, does anyone with a 71 charger know if the rear window trim on a vinyl top car is black?

 

[petieg383]

Has anyone put a Gator Grain top on their car?

 

[mmissile]

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[1969 Hemi RTs]

I like them on most B Body's.