The top on my B was fairly easy up and down (a folder, not like the erector
set on our 66 Sprite) but I can put the Miata top down without getting out of
my seat. Putting it back up is a little more of a stretch, but that just needs
a longer stop light to do. I had a tonneau for the B; seems pointless for my
Miata.
Jim
1957 MGA #311
-----Original Message-----
From: saidel@camden.rutgers.edu
Subj: Re: [Mgs] Miata Question
Date: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:22 am
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To: mgs@autox.team.net
Quoting Wilkmanracing@aol.com:
>>>>>> I suspect you're not part of that group, Steve, but I always wonder
> whythey bother buying this car >>>>>(same with the BMW Z-series cars) if
> theydon't really enjoy the wind in their hair!
>
> I understand what you're saying. I, too, prefer to drive top down and I
> tend to scowl at those who seem never to have the top down. But there is a
> matter of reality that needs to be considered. The tops on our
> British classics
> are a royal pain in the ass to put up and down.
Do you include the B's in British classics? I timed myself...<15
seconds to lower the top of my 76B (for the few times I drive with it
up, that is. I always have thought...why have this car if the top is
up?). That is not a royal p.i.t.a. On the other hand, crawling around
under my 74 on a cold garage floor is. Besides...I don't fit anymore.
Bill Saidel
BMCSNJ
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