[TR] TR4 Surrey Top

[Todd Bermudez]

One other little bit about the "factory installed" surrey or 2-piece Hard top.
A factory installed surrey car would NOT have snaps on the doors...don't
really need a tonneau cover when you have a hard top installed

Cheers,

Todd Bermudez


> From: ZoboHerald at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:11:26 -0400
> To: Kinderlehrer at comcast.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Surrey Top
>
> In a message dated 10/27/2007 7:32:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> Kinderlehrer at comcast.net writes:
>
> Does anyone know if the surrey top for the TR4 was a factory option or a
> dealer installed option? A friend is doing an article on options of the
> period
> and would like to know.
>
>
> ==AM==
> TECHNICALLY... ;-)
>
> The real question is whether the TR4 hardtop option (likely including the
> vinyl part and its framework -- the "surrey" -- as well as the metal top
> panel) was factory or dealer-installed? Now that we've gotten terminology
out of
> the way, the answer is yes to both. A factory hard top installation could
be
> had in body color, while those supplied after the fact and to be installed
by
> the dealer or owner were generally available in either white or black. At
> least that color choice is what I remember reading in various histories of
the
> TR4. By the time of the TR4A, the "kit" was available with rear light frame
and
> metal top available in "primed" finish. The "surrey" kit, available in both
> black and white, was a separate option.
>
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