Serie II E-type coupe with sliding (steel) sunroof

Henkie · Post by **Henkie** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:02 pm

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

iani · Post by **iani** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:07 pm

Apparently not, Clausager's Originality Guide doubts that any were factory fitted, rather fabric roofs were dealer fitted or even owner fitted.

Ian

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:01 am

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

Red Kite · Post by **Red Kite** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:23 am

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 ?

PeterCrespin · Post by **PeterCrespin** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:53 am

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.

Red Kite · Post by **Red Kite** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:15 pm

This one has a similar claim..

http://www.xkedata.com/cars/detail/?car ... istory=yes

Red Kite · Post by **Red Kite** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:29 pm

was it this one ?

Mark Gordon · Post by **Mark Gordon** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:44 pm

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!

Henkie · Post by **Henkie** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:40 pm

[quote="Red Kite"]was it this one ?

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YES!

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