When I had my first '67 S5 (centuries ago, back in 1974) it was only 7
years old at the time. I have no idea if the soft top was original,
though from what I've been reading on the list today, I suspect not. It
was, I believe, vinyl. At any rate, the plastic rear window had (2)
brass zippers around the edges that allowed the top to be up and, when
unzipped, the window could hang down into the storage area for the top.
Kinda like Mick Jaggers Tongue.
Anyway, one day while I was driving the car with the top up and the
window zipped, one of the zippers failed and the damn window went
flapping around. I couldn't figure out how to repair the zipper (this
was in the days before the YKK company all you young whippersnappers),
so I replaced the top with a J.C. Whitney top. I believe in the Whitney
top the rear window was fused permanently at the edges.
For what it's worth.
David Sosna
S4 GT V6
P.S. Perhaps that's a contributing factor to my buying a GT, Sigmund.
Louis & Laila wrote:
>
> Zippers? I have all series cars and not one of them had any zippers.
>
> As far as trunks, hood, doors:
> Trunks. There is no difference between a series 1 &2 trunk lid. A series 3
> will fit, but it has a molded brace in the frame. A real expert could spot
> the difference but who would care. A series 4 lid is identical to a 3 except
> it has three holes to mount an emblem that says 4. This is also the same as
> a Mk I Tiger lid. Very early series 5 trunk lids are the same, (as are early
> MK1a Tigers) as a series 4 trunk, but later series 5 trunks lack the rounded
> corners and will not fit. Very late Tigers, MkII do not have the holes in
> the trunk for individual S.U.N.B.E.A.M. letters, but a script that says
> Sunbeam in cursive. I am unsure if the last Alpines are the same, but I
> think they might be.
>
> Doors. Series 1 & 2 doors are identical except a weather protector is
> screwed into the top inner edge of a series 2. There are some bolt on parts
> that are interchangeable so for all intents and purposes, they are the same.
> Series 3 doors are square in the front and will not fit an early car. Early
> series 4 doors are identical to series 3 doors. There are also two types of
> 3 & 4 doors, GT and sportster. They are similar except the GT door has tabs
> spotwelded inside the door to allow the mounting of a special GT interior.
> They can be made to fit by welding in the tabs, or cutting them out. It is
> up to the end item user. Ditto for Tigers. Later series 4 doors are square
> cornered and will not fit. Ditto for tigers. Series 5 doors are similar to
> the later square cornered series 4 doors, but the window crank is in a
> different position. Ditto for period Tigers.
>
> Hoods. Series 1 & early series 2 are identical. They have a hole cut in the
> brace to clear the radiator. Later series 2 and 3 are identical in that they
> have the inner brace contoured to clear the Radiator, and a small tab mig
> welded to the inner brace for prop rod mount. Series 4 is identical to
> series 3 except there are no holes to mount an emblem, and the prop rod tab
> is spot welded to the inner brace. Later series 4 hoods are square cornered
> and will not fit an earlier series 4 or any earlier car. Series 5 is
> identical to late series 4. Ditto for period Tigers, except the last tigers,
> Mk II had two holes to mount a script.
>
> It only takes 3 licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop,
> except some series never make it without biting. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Albers" <
> > arthuston@eurekanet.com writes:
> > >Did the factory convertible top have two zippers on each side?
> >
> > Not sure what you're referring to. My top does not have any zippers on
> > it.
> >
> > > Where the factory tops canvass?
> >
> > No. Vinyl.
> >
> > > Also, are all series trunk lids and hoods interchangeable?
> >
> >
> > No, earlier series cars had rounded corners on doors, bonnets and boot
> > lids. Series IV & V have square corners. I believe that some SIV's
> > may have had rounded corners, but I'm not sure about that.
> >
> > CNA
> >
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