Bryan Blackwell writes;
I wasn't aware that there was a true roadster, that is, no soft top at
all. Do you mean a car with a hardtop that fits any topless MGB, and if
so, did they generally come with both tops?
>>I'm sure you'll get a barrage of well-meaning
corrections on this when everyone returns from the
holiday calorie festival, but let me be the first.
Although "roadster" can be used to describe a car with
no top at all, I'm sure what Phil had in mind when he
was discussing the virtues of MGBs was something a tad
different. "Roadster" as opposed to "convertible" is
used to describe a vehicle that stows its folding top
separately (a convertible has its top attached to the
car, and thus stows it on or in it.) MGB-wise, the
early series were roadsters and the later ones
convertibles, but both had soft tops.
As far as cars that came with *only* one type of
top or another, the only one that quickly comes to mind
is the 1963 Sunbeam Alpine GT, which came with either a
hardtop or a softop, but not both. (Berkeley Bill
correct me if I'm wrong ;-)
I hope this made sense. cheers-
dstone@sc9.intel.com
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