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ChevLoRay · 01-19-2003, 02:35 PM

Hey! I appreciate the feedback. That's what we do here.

I, too, have seen more than a few of the "peelers", and spray-on fake vinyl roofs in my time. Carriage roofs? Yeah. Kiddilacs, Town Cars, Imperials...Impalas, LTD's....we've all seen 'em. You can chrome-plate a turd, and what do you have? It's still a turd. So, with that said, my opinion is IF anyone was inclined to put a vinyl top on a 67-72, it would make more sense (my opinion, remember) to use a small-window '67, for that "limousine/luxury" look that you'd be trying to achieve. Heck, go ahead and add the fake top bows, ala carriage roof jobs, to give it the "look" of a folding top. That's what GM was doing when it introduced them in '63 ('62???). The top styling was done to emulate a convertible, so adding the vinyl to the top just heightened the effect.

As for limousines, they don't have a choice about putting vinyl on them....they stretch them so much that the roof has to flex. Any filler/lead would crack and pop. The vinyl lets the body flex without it showing. The top of our trucks (not extended conversions) shouldn't have that problem. Besides, it was just a rhetorical question. I didn't say I was going to do it.

01-19-2003, 02:35 PM	#8
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	....it's kinda retro, but... Hey! I appreciate the feedback. That's what we do here. I, too, have seen more than a few of the "peelers", and spray-on fake vinyl roofs in my time. Carriage roofs? Yeah. Kiddilacs, Town Cars, Imperials...Impalas, LTD's....we've all seen 'em. You can chrome-plate a turd, and what do you have? It's still a turd. So, with that said, my opinion is IF anyone was inclined to put a vinyl top on a 67-72, it would make more sense (my opinion, remember) to use a small-window '67, for that "limousine/luxury" look that you'd be trying to achieve. Heck, go ahead and add the fake top bows, ala carriage roof jobs, to give it the "look" of a folding top. That's what GM was doing when it introduced them in '63 ('62???). The top styling was done to emulate a convertible, so adding the vinyl to the top just heightened the effect. As for limousines, they don't have a choice about putting vinyl on them....they stretch them so much that the roof has to flex. Any filler/lead would crack and pop. The vinyl lets the body flex without it showing. The top of our trucks (not extended conversions) shouldn't have that problem. Besides, it was just a rhetorical question. I didn't say I was going to do it. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.