RE: '77 Ragtop? Factory or dealer?

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

The ragtop that we are refering to is a 3ft apprx. square sliding vinyl
"sunroof".  Most people have these re-covered in canvas at some point in the
cars life.

Brian H

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Corey Muscavitz
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 2:35 PM
> To: Brian Honnold; scirocco list
> Subject: Re: '77 Ragtop? Factory or dealer?
>
>
> 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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