<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-family: Times-Roman;" class="">I saw a red Tiger with Red HT in Annapolis on Tuesday getting on Route 50 (going east) from Route 2 around 1-1:30 PM yesterday. Can the owner email me privately, or if you know this owner, let me have contact info.</span><div class="" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Thanks</div><div class="" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Larry Paulick</div><div class="" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">1965 Red Tiger w/ Red HT also</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 27, 2019, at 2:22 PM, coolvt--- via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">
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<div class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">If I remember right the MGB had a window that zipped on the top and sides. Could be left down for a nice breeze through the car.</span></div>
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In a message dated 2/27/2019 2:03:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a> writes:
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<div class=""><p class="yiv7546316654MsoNormal">A big reason that they all have plastic windows is quite obvious by the shot of the very early volks convertible... they have a VERY small rear window and the tops folded down like a pram sitting on the back of the car.</p>
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<div class=""><p class="yiv7546316654MsoNormal">While some modern cars have split glass rear windows in the tops so the glass can fold into a smaller space.. glass generally needs to remain flat and not be forced into a small space when folded.</p>
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<div class=""><p class="yiv7546316654MsoNormal">You could probably make a Sunbeam with a zip-out window like some MX5's (miata) or some other more modern convertibles.. but size, folding mechanism and likelihood of impact are main reasons they are not often used.</p>
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<div class=""><p class="yiv7546316654MsoNormal">On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 17:12, Rob Hogan via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p>
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<div class=""><p class="yiv7546316654MsoNormal">As he explains: " No matter how amazing or expensive or well-built the car one of these plastic windows was stuck on, sooner or later the window would cloud up and get filthy and more and more opaque, until eventually it’d yellow and crack" and "But there’s also questions for the convertible-buying population of the time, specifically, why did anyone put up with this s***?"</p>
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<div class=""><p class="yiv7546316654MsoNormal">Having recently replaced my own Tiger's convertible perfectly useable top specifically because of a no longer transparent rear plastic window, I'd like to know if there is even the option of having the rear window replaced with a new glass or plastic window. I would have gladly paid extra for a top without a deficient plastic window.</p>
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