At 6:14 AM -0000 5/12/98, Malcolm Walker wrote:
>On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, Trevor Jordan wrote:
>
>> >My recently purchased 71 TR6 came with half a surrey top; that is to say
>> >the window section. It appears the PO managed to destroy/lose the center
>> >section. I assume this is the same surrey top that was fitted to TR4s.
>
>> The TR6 did not come with a Surrey top. The Surrey top was designed for
>> the TR4/4A/5/250 body shape. Perhaps after fitting the rear windscreen,
>> the PO discovered that roof would not fit. It might be best to sell the
>> part Surrey top and revert to a standard TR6 top.
>
>I *think* that the middle of the body tub is shared all thruout the
>big-body (TR4-TR6) line.
>
>I know they use the same door skins, and the same front windshield
>capping. The radius around the center of the rear is also the same.
>
>Anyone got both a TR6 & TR4/4A/250/5? Care to make some measurement &
>comparisons??
>
>I had a TR6 top on my TR4; however the DPO claimed it was a custom job
>done by a boat shop. (was ripped to shreds by the time I got to it).
>
>Maybe sometime I will try to fit my TR4 hardtop on a TR6.
>
>-Malcolm ('62 TR4)
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The rear valence has different part numbers (Moss US Cat), although the
side pieces have the same part numbers for TR6 and TR250. It may still
fit, but I suspect that they did not make a new valence for the fun of it.
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
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