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98sforever · 02-25-2008, 02:52 PM

Both rrielly and rocketraider got it right. Vinyl tops were popular because they were the "in" thing to have. However, some cars look great with them in one version, not as good in another version. As an example, the '72 Ninety-Eight 4 door hardtop looked great with the vinyl top and wrong without it, but the same car in the 2 door version looked much better without the vinyl top. Any car with a sloped or fastback (as they were called when I was a kid) roof looked better without a vinyl top, i.e. the '68 and '69 Cutlass and 442 2 door hardtops. I also agree the fake convertible tops on luxury sedans are repulsive.

02-25-2008, 02:52 PM	#21 (permalink)
98sforever Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 17	Vinyl Tops Both rrielly and rocketraider got it right. Vinyl tops were popular because they were the "in" thing to have. However, some cars look great with them in one version, not as good in another version. As an example, the '72 Ninety-Eight 4 door hardtop looked great with the vinyl top and wrong without it, but the same car in the 2 door version looked much better without the vinyl top. Any car with a sloped or fastback (as they were called when I was a kid) roof looked better without a vinyl top, i.e. the '68 and '69 Cutlass and 442 2 door hardtops. I also agree the fake convertible tops on luxury sedans are repulsive.