[Mgs] [British-cars] Puzzled - Re: Factory hardtop rear clamp

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Mike:

The original hard top did have brackets that hooked onto the teardrop
rear top mounting points. From memory, the brackets are fairly flat,
mount at an angle to the rear deck and are held in place by two screws.
The rear section has a cutout that hooks under the teardrop.


Probably the confusion arises from the popular Snugtop brand hardtop
which has recesses at the back of the top but did not have any form of
attachment back there.


Kelvin Dodd


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> Behalf Of Duvall Mike
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:35 AM
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> Subject: [British-cars] Puzzled - Re: Factory hardtop rear clamp
>
> Thanks for all the replies about the hardtop brackets but I'm unclear
> about something.   The brackets Jim is referring to are the ones
> shown in the Victoria British catalog that hook to the the brackets
> that the softtop and tonneau hook to and not the ones behind on the
> side just behind the seat.
>
> I think he ( and me as well) assumed they were original because you
> can see them in the Victoria British catalog picture.  Were there
> brackets on the original hardtop that connect to the brackets on the
> rear deck as shown in the catalog?
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> >
> > I think he ( and me as well) assumed they were original because you
> > can see them in the Victoria British catalog picture.  Were there
> > brackets on the original hardtop that connect to the brackets on
> > the rear deck as shown in the catalog?
> >
> > Mike