steel sunroof on squarebacks

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paulbugman
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steel sunroof on squarebacks

Post by paulbugman » 26th March 2013 - 5:01pm

how rare are they as looking at my old green squareback and sad that someone scraped it :cry: ,made me think how rare are they as not seen many pre 68 squareback with steel sunroofs

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Post by Editor » 27th March 2013 - 1:02am

My view is that a hole in the roof isn't worth it for the hassle later, but I assume that no-one who paid extra would still have the car this number of years later. They're not too common in the UK - something to do with the sun not shining much!
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Re: steel sunroof on squarebacks

Post by paulbugman » 27th March 2013 - 7:40am

yep right about the sun

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Post by JSR-69 » 27th March 2013 - 10:33am

Editor wrote:My view is that a hole in the roof isn't worth it for the hassle later ...
I guess you have never experienced the sheer joy of open-topped motoring! I wouldn't be without my sunroof - deep joy!

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Re: steel sunroof on squarebacks

Post by jmarkha1 » 27th March 2013 - 8:48pm

I looked for 2 things when I bought my square - autobox and steel sunroof - I got the auto bit but not the sunroof - may end up letting one in at some stage but major project to do it right
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Re: steel sunroof on squarebacks

Post by paulbugman » 28th March 2013 - 7:46am

when i start looking for a squareback again i look for steel sunroof model but as i want rhd i can see that being a lost cause

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Re: steel sunroof on squarebacks

Post by Editor » 29th March 2013 - 1:08am

I used to travel in a dickey seat, all wrapped up in a duffle coat! Still bl**dy cold. Open cars are good for sunny days and warm climates, though with skin cancers on the increase, maybe that's not true any more.
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