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re: Why did they stop making cars with T-tops?
Posted on 5/8/15 at 9:55 am to N2cars
Posted on 5/8/15 at 9:55 am to N2cars
Good points made by both of you. Just to add, when the first year C3's (68) came out, there were issues with the frame flex, some induced with the high torque output, some by road conditions. There were reports of some cars t-tops damaged when lifted by frame jacks/lifts. An engineering order was developed in late production that added gussets to the frame and birdcage areas. All 69's and later had this feature incorporated during manufacture. Yet even today, my service center always unlatches the tops before they lift it as a precaution. As you mentioned, this is not an issue with later generation vettes as their frames are significantly stronger, lighter and better engineered.
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Posted on 5/8/15 at 10:07 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Jeep Wrangler still has T-Tops. They are a PITA, compared to a sunroof
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:03 am to BayouBlitz
You could also get a pretty badass sunburn driving from NOLA to the Gulf Coadt, despite drinking beer the whole way.
(Young and dumb)
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:15 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Never had problems with mine (circa 1981)
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:17 am to MoreOrLes
quote:
Buick T-Type
Yes Sir
FIFY
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:19 am to Bushmaster
quote:i have never seen a Grand National with T-Tops
I got a grand national with t tops as a graduation present. Cat slayer. Still sits in my garage to this day.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:20 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I wouldn't be alive if it weren't from someone trying to steal my dad's t-tops. It's how he met my mom in a much longer story.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:22 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I had that second one.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:25 am to meauxjeaux2
Grand national was a awesome car. Seen plenty of them with t-tops. A odd fact, even though it was a bigger car it was the fastest stock production car in the quarter mile for a number of years.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:26 am to Bushmaster
quote:
I got a grand national with t tops as a graduation present. Cat slayer. Still sits in my garage to this day.
Did you happen to see the '87 GNX go for 150k at the latest Barrett?
My dad had one and it was a fricking beast.....until the turbo got to heated up. The turbo cooler was a must.
ETA: my old man's did NOT have t-tops
This post was edited on 5/8/15 at 11:32 am
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:29 am to SwaggerCopter
quote:
t's how he met my mom
she was trying to steal his T-tops?
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:29 am to Ponchy Tiger
quote:you sure that wasn't the Buick T-Type you were seeing? Same car,motor everything. Just had t-tops and came in other colors than just black.
Grand national was a awesome car. Seen plenty of them with t-tops.
quote:i know all there is to know about 80's-90's muscle cars.
A odd fact, even though it was a bigger car it was the fastest stock production car in the quarter mile for a number of years.
My favorite.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:40 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Targa Top FTMFW
Posted on 5/8/15 at 11:44 am to Mung
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Jeep Wrangler still has T-Tops. They are a PITA, compared to a sunroof
It's two screws and 6 latches. Very easy. The back part without a hoist, now that is a pain in the arse.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 2:02 pm to TigerNlc
right, but them you have to find a place to store them, and the back...whereas the T-Tops on your old Firebird TransAm could just go in the trunk.
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