Well, that's what I get for reading more into the ad than was really
there! I definitely stand corrected. Thank you for setting it
straight. Did it actually make the car structurally weaker, as in so
many US cars when the owners took a torch to the roof pillars, or did it
stay reasonably rigid? Thanks again, Bill
William Davies wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill McLeod <wbmcleod@cox.net>
>
>
>
>>Got this e-mail from a good friend of mine in Seattle, who knows Triumph
>>Heralds, has restored one, but now spends his time restoring Lancias.
>>Please note that this is a REMOVEABLE hardtop model. I have no
>>financial interest, but Val has expertise, and is an honest man!
>>
>>
>
>Hi Bill,
> There is/was no such thing as a removeable hardtop Herald, though there
>are aftermarket fibreglass hardtops available which make Convertibles more
>weatherproof for the winter. The car featured in the auction is an ordinary
>Herald Saloon, or Sedan I guess in the US - very common here in the UK but
>probably less common than the Convertible in the US. Many people remove the
>roof panels from the Saloons and Coupes and use them as open top cars, but the
>fact that the roof is attached by a handful of bolts is a function of thir
>construction, rather than a feature which makes them true Convertibles.
>Insurance companies in the UK take a dim view of people who use a Saloon
>without the roof as in their terms it is a structural modification,
> Cheers,
> Bill.
>
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