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    5/02/2015 1:50 PM  #1

    Bullet Bob
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    I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    I told Jean before the car was painted that I though  it would look great with a white  one...she disagrees but I still think I'm right.


    Making ready to hang the headliner.

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    5/02/2015 5:14 PM  #2

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    And wide whitewalls.  And a Conni kit. And lights in the wheelwells. And, and, and......

     

    5/02/2015 5:49 PM  #3

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    Okay, okay...I guess maybe she is right.

    BB

     

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    5/02/2015 8:10 PM  #4

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    I think it's fine.  White is a fairly common color for a convertible top and a lot of cars.  I had a 66 442 that had a white convertible top.

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    5/02/2015 8:11 PM  #5

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    Hornman wrote:

    And wide whitewalls. And a Conni kit. And lights in the wheelwells. And, and, and......

    .... fender skirts, luggage rack, side pipes, rear window louver kit and horse shoe bumperettes:

    Besides the connie kit the '67 above also has this "cool" wodden insert on its sides:









    ooops, let's not forget illuminated grill horses and....



    last but not least opera windows:


     

    5/02/2015 8:16 PM  #6

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    You wearing this with that vinyl top will really set it off too.............

     

    5/02/2015 8:20 PM  #7

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    Seeing the louvers on the couple reminds me of the time, as a youmg lad of 13, I thought rear window louvers would look good on my first car, a 66 Thunderbird Town Landau. Thankfully I outgrew that before I turned 16.

     

    5/02/2015 8:27 PM  #8

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    Speakin of Port Holes.
    BB What'ch gonna put in them port holes in yer Valance??
    Don't listen to the doubters BB. Go ahead an install that vinyl top, so's Jean kin pick ferShure.
    j-kb the lepoard spots are OK, Butt BB will need a different color hat. Cos that purple would just clash with Jean's car sumthin auwful.

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    5/02/2015 8:32 PM  #9

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    That's it!! I ain't never sharin' my innermost thoughts with you turkeys again....NEVER!

    BB
     

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    5/02/2015 8:39 PM  #10

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    BB.........happy wife, happy life........listen to Jean.....she's right on this one.......

     

    5/02/2015 9:02 PM  #11

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    Okay I'll chime in......( #1) I think the blue it beatiful just the way it is....(#2) The vinyl top theme wouldn't match the cragar wheels, and the car would need whitewalls and hubcaps.... (#3) I think vinyl tops are a corny attempt at making a coupe LOOK like a convertible.... (#4) Vinyl tops have sent more cars to the crusher do to rotted out roofs then hurricane Katrina.... (#5) Resale value! Most people would pass on buying a Mustang with a vinyl top, thus it would be harder to sell and the price would be lower.

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    5/02/2015 9:11 PM  #12

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    jkordzi wrote:

    I think it's fine.  White is a fairly common color for a convertible top and a lot of cars.  I had a 66 442 that had a white convertible top.

    OK, I see now I've made a terrible mistake - I thought your car was a convertible and you were laying the white on the convertible frame to check out how it looked, and the reference to vinyl top was some kind of joke. 

    No.  Please don't do that!
     

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    5/02/2015 9:46 PM  #13

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    BB all said, that is turning into one FINE ride. Keep it up.

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    5/03/2015 4:27 PM  #14

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    Damn, I'd like to own that hat. How much?
    Car is looking good BB.

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    5/03/2015 5:35 PM  #15

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    MAW wrote:

    Damn, I'd like to own that hat. How much?
    Car is looking good BB.

    Yeah, you've got a vert to show it off, Mike.  Drop-top, slo cruizin'...don't get shot.

    BB

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    5/03/2015 6:01 PM  #16

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    My fist 66 was red with a black vinyl top. Must have made an impression. I still like it.
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    5/03/2015 7:47 PM  #17

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    I'm not a fan of vinyl tops  ... and it pays to keep the bride happy.

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    5/03/2015 8:03 PM  #18

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    Bullet Bob wrote:

    That's it!! I ain't never sharin' my innermost thoughts with you turkeys again....NEVER!

    BB
     

    BB you notice I made no comment about this subject!  Yet I still don't want to know your innermost thoughts!!  but feel free to call anytime you want to share your regular thoughts!

     

    5/03/2015 8:23 PM  #19

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    terry wrote:

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    That's it!! I ain't never sharin' my innermost thoughts with you turkeys again....NEVER!

    BB
     

    BB you notice I made no comment about this subject!  Yet I still don't want to know your innermost thoughts!!  but feel free to call anytime you want to share your regular thoughts!

    Only if you'll be gentle and not cause me undue embarasment or feelings of inadequacy.  I'm very sensitive you know.

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    5/06/2015 9:36 AM  #20

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    Re: I'm not a big fan of vinyl tops....butt (TS&T)

    I think light/medium gray top would look sleek as well.

     

    5/06/2015 5:38 PM  #21

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    True74yamaha wrote:

    I think light/medium gray top would look sleek as well.

    For the vinyl top or BB's new hat.....?????

     

    5/28/2015 6:58 PM  #22

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    Bob, in case you're still on the fence about this idea... browsing the intertube today and found the following which reminded me of this post... don't know if you automatically become 'swank', suddenly handsome or beautiful with a vinyl top butt (TS&T)... also in the fine print at the bottom there it sez "For an exciting, authentic scale model of the new Ford Mustang, send $1.00 to Ford Offer, Department L, P.O. Box 35, Troy, Michigan. (Offer ends July 31, 1964)". Wonder if Dept. L still exists and how many folks sent in for the model.

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    5/28/2015 8:55 PM  #23

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    A plain-Jane six cylinder HT but the top really gives it some class.  I would never add a VT just because of all the know issues that have been well mentioned here.  But The color contrast of the convertible or fake convertible top really  grabs my eye.  Maybe it's due to having been there back in the day.

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    5/28/2015 9:28 PM  #24

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    I enjoyed all the pictures. Thanks!

     

    5/29/2015 9:06 AM  #25

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    BB, you could just paint the top white, no vinyl to create rust!!!
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