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Re: Junkyard Sprite with Hardtop

To: Greg Gowins <cartman@dnai.com>
Subject: Re: Junkyard Sprite with Hardtop
From: franks@mail.teleport.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 99 19:59:45 +0000
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Reply-to: franks@mail.teleport.com
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
I have a Smoothline bonnet (hood) on my 67. They make two types, one for racing
(lighter weight)
and one for replacement. I think mine is well constructed and looks good.
Shipping to the west coast
was $102.


> Hi Gerard,
> 
> Thanks for the info on Smoothline.  Are there any listers out there who have
> used Smoothline's body panels?  They are intriguing, but my experience so
> far with Sprite fiberglass body panels has been that they were mainly built
> for racing purposes, and they have a hard time keeping shape.  These panels
> look like thay were meant to be true replacements, not racing upgrades.
> 
> Greg Gowins
> '69 Sprite
> Dublin, CA
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
> To: "Jim Algar" <JamesA@hi-torque.com>; <RBHouston@aol.com>
> Cc: <byers@cconnect.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Junkyard Sprite with Hardtop
> 
> 
> > Jim,
> >
> > There is a company called Smoothline (www.smoothline.com) that makes new
> > hardtops for Sprites and Midgets (as well as many others). The style for
> > the square bodies is rounded like the one for the bugeyes. You can get
> them
> > in a smooth or vinyl finish and they have some sort of headliner in them
> > too. Price is around $900 though they are having a sale right now for
> > around $725-750 I believe. Shipping is around and additional $100 (that's
> > what I was quoted to the west coast). That is all I know about them.
> >
> > Gerard
> >
> > At 10:09 AM -0700 12/6/99, Jim Algar wrote:
> > >New hardtops? Didn't realize they were  available. Do you have any info
> on
> > >sources?
> > >
> > >Jim Algar
> > >'69 Sprite Mk.IV
> > >
> > >RBHouston@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > >> In a message dated 12/04/1999 4:50:05 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> > >> byers@cconnect.net writes:
> > >>
> > >> > What is the hardtop worth, approximately, not
> > >> >  counting eBay?
> > >> >
> > >> >  Steve Byers
> > >> New ones are about $600...sould like you'd spend at least a couple of
> > >>hundred
> > >> restoring that one...I'd offer $150.00.
> > >>
> > >> Problem is shipping of course.
> > >>
> > >> Robert Houston
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
> >  E A
> >   R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> >    A A
> >     R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
> >      D E
> >       S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 



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