genehart@att.net wrote:
> Walt,
>
> I don't consider the t-top as a real removable top, it's a patch as far as
>I'm
conserned. For people that want a convertable without the sound hassles and the
potentially leaky roof.
But you were comparing it to the surry top, so I figgered that was what
you were talking about..... no Corvette ever had a removeable "Surrey top"
But then I'm no expert, I only had a 68 Convert and now a 99 Hardtop.
The convertibles from 50 something til ?? had a removeble hardtop option.....
> It's a cool look and option, the factory got it right the first time on this
>one,
I like ours! ('74)
> So what years did a real removable middle panel did the corvette have?
Eh? All of them since 68 have a removeable panel..... I think.....
..Which looks like a surry top. Just not a removeable surry top...
>
> -------------- Original message from Walt Boeninger : --------------
>
>>Gene Hart wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Phil,
>>>
>>>Boy I'm going to get flamed for this, but If I waned a Surry top, I'd
>>>got a Fiat X19 or the Porsche 914. I think the 72 or 73 corvettes had
>>>something similar
>>
>>Actually, all Corvette coupes from 1968 to 2005 have a removeable roof panel.
>>
>>
>>>top for the car, since the steel hardtop was not available before '73.
>>
>>Is that right? So steel hardtops are quite rare being as they
>>were only produced for a couple of years?
>>
>>I didn't know that.
>>
>>--
>>
>>Regards
>>--------------
>>Walt Boeninger
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