In
the 1970s there were at least 5 companies
manufacturing hardtops for sports cars. Unfortunately
they have all disappeared or have gone on to other
things. We sometimes have used hardtops, which vary in
condition from excellent to "total restoration
projects" to "great for holding up a tarp on a car
parked outside".
We
have no way to ship these, they are only available for
local pickup. If you will be in the area and are
interested in a hardtop, please see the current list
(if any) on the Used
Top & Tonneau Page.
The
68, 69 and 70 hardtops are interchangeable. The cars
before 68 had the lower windshield and require a
different top. To use a 65-67 1/2 top on a 63-64, you
also must use the upper windshield frame piece from a
65-67 1/2 or do some fabrication to hold it down to
your windshield frame. Before traveling or having
someone ship a top for you; I would suggest double
checking everything to make sure the top is what you
both think it is. Quality wise, we have found the
"SnugTop" brand, made by Custom Hardtops to be the
best. Any of the tops can be damaged or great however,
depending on their history. One thing especially to
look at is the part of the top that is to the rear of
the side window near the bottom. A lot of tops get
snagged there while being taken through a doorway and
the top can get broken. The rubber can be difficult to
locate even as a universal type replacement.
Most
of the Custom Hardtops' tops have plates bonded into
the fiberglass to attach latches, many of the other
tops do not. Any fiberglass top can require work to
these latching points, it's a lot easier if there is a
metal plate to attach to. The Custom Hardtops' tops
use the original softop latches to latch to the
windshield. Some of the other brands use all kinds of
hook configurations.
