Pretty sure Classic Instruments is not related to that company. But they are still around and can be reached.

http://www.classicinstruments.com/contact-us.aspx

How cool is that!

Hey Royal,

It was 26 degrees in Fayetteville today and I’m glad I had a hard top and a heater (as much as a VW heater is).  I built a removable hard top using Foamular board and canvass. It weighs only 23 pounds and is easily removed or replaced in about 2 minutes. I do not know how to post photos but if you will email me I will send them to you…[Read more]

WOW Paul thanks for sharing. FYI, I came across my Classic Instruments Installuation Booklet the other day, as I need to replace my glass tank sending unit. The sending unit is not marker with any kind of a number so I do not know how may ohms it is. Might you know? My Dutchess was built in 1985 the only othe way is to pull the Gas Guage out of…[Read more]

If anyone’s wondering why I was thinking about fiberglass hard tops, it was 24.9 degrees F in New Bern, NC this morning.

Coming up empty on the Duchess hard top.

Meanwhile, here is a slightly longer discussion of hard tops (yes, Roy’s ideas are in this thread too!) https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/hardtop/

And just for ideas, here are a bunch of hardtops, all on original T-series cars, with a few others thrown in for good measure: http://www.mgnuts.com/hardtops/tseries/

You make it sound so easy! 🙂

Back in the day, I almost sprung for Classic Roadsters Ltd.’s hard top. It came with hard window and frames for the sides, inserted into holes in the top of the door, similar to the way Speedster side curtains attach. I’ll try to dig out pictures. Seeing one might help inspire you “young folk.”

Excellent work Ed. Keep it up. Great that you didn’t need to pull the fenders, modify, reset and check, then rinse, lather, repeat.

After thinking about this a bit more, I think that I would go to a glass shop and have then cut a piece of tempered glass for the rear window instead of using plexiglass.  Relatively cheap.

Great work Ed!

Another day of progress. This seems to be working out pretty well so far.

We lived in Wellington (West Palm Beach) for seven years 2000-2007.  We loved it.  The whole area is beautiful and there are lots of great places to drive, ride bikes, or walk, not to mention having a beach nearby.  No state income tax and we had coconuts, papayas, and bananas growing in the postage-stamp yard.  Makes me sick to this day to thi…[Read more]

Thanks, guys!  I’m planning on towing to Carlisle and VA Beach, so I hope to keep in touch with my MidAtlantic peeps.