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#1 Serie II E-type coupe with sliding (steel) sunroof
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:02 pm
by Henkie
Hello all,
I'm looking for an E-type and found a '69 serie II with a steel sliding sunroof. The company that is selling the car is saying that it is an original sunroof!
Can anyone confirm if the factory has made E-type with manul steel sliding sunroofs?
Thanks in advance.
Henk
#2
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:07 pm
by iani
Apparently not, Clausager's Originality Guide doubts that any were factory fitted, rather fabric roofs were dealer fitted or even owner fitted.
Ian
#3
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:01 am
by christopher storey
There certainly were a few FHCs with manual roofs. They turn up now and then on xkedata . It would have been impossible for them to have been retrofits, because the setup is really quite complex , but they were probably special orders
#4
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:23 am
by Red Kite
I chatted to a guy at Silverstone the other day, he had a MK2 Jag with a n electric steel sunroof. He said it was only available from the factory as the shell needed extra strengthening during manufacture ?
#5
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:53 am
by PeterCrespin
Red Kite wrote:I chatted to a guy at Silverstone the other day, he had a MK2 Jag with a n electric steel sunroof. He said it was only available from the factory as the shell needed extra strengthening during manufacture ?
I chatted to a guy at Silverstone once who told me not to overtske him. I ignored him as well.
#6
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:15 pm
by Red Kite
#7
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:29 pm
by Red Kite
was it this one ?
#8
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:44 pm
by Mark Gordon
I've always hated the looks of a Webasto fabric roof, but that one looks like it belongs there. It closely resembles the sliding roof on my VDP; once it's closed, it's hardly noticeable. I would guess that this one looks similarly unobtrusive. Very cool!
#9
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:40 pm
by Henkie
