Re: '77 Ragtop? Factory or dealer?

["Corey Muscavitz" <skyrocco16v@prodigy.net>]

i'm kinda confused, is the ragtop a convertable?   or is it a special
sunroof or something?  thanks for the explination!
Corey
88 16v

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 4:38 PM
Subject: RE: '77 Ragtop? Factory or dealer?


> A few of us on the list have these.
>
> They were installed by dealers mostly on the West Coast back in 77-81
> instead of the glass sunroofs.  Usually it is make by either
Weathershields
> or Brittax depending on the year.
>
> There is a place in Southern California that still stocks parts for them
and
> will recover the top and redo the headliner part for like $250.
>
> It is my understanding the Weathershields was bought by Brittax in late
1978
> and then Brittax distributed the current Weathershields inventory of tops
> and in about 1980 destroyed the molds.
>
> Brian H
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of chris
> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 2:00 PM
> > To: scirocco list
> > Subject: '77 Ragtop? Factory or dealer?
> >
> >
> > I was driving through the middle of nowhere (which isnt hard here in
> > montana) and i glanced over and saw familiar tailights, looked back
> > again and there was a super straight mk1 siting in some guys yard with a
> > bunch of other junky cars.. i drove buy it and found out it was a 77 and
> > i looked closer and it is a 77 Ragtop with an automatic. i looked over
> > the whole car really good and found out the car has No rust at all, Had
> > a little surface under the carpet but i have already grinded it off...
> > i go talk to the owner of the car and asked him how attached he was to
> > it and he told me not very so i offered him $100 and he said ok..
> >
> > But my question is did '77s come with ragtops? at all or was it dealer
> > instaled? Also it has little chrome runners outside that are riveted to
> > the roof that keep the ragtop from sliding back? what are the point of
> > those?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> > 77 ragtop (16v project)
> > 78 beater
> >
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