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mcgarrett · 04-07-2025, 10:03 AM

No idea about cost for a new top for your car; pretty sure it would have to be custom made due to the rarity of the body style.

You mentioned that it had been sitting in a garage since 1969. You don't say whether it had a cover over the car or not, but if it didn't, I would be pretty sure that quite a bit of airborne dust, pollen, sap, etc. has made its way into the fabric even sitting in a garage. If the overall condition of the fabric looks to be fairly sound, why not think about giving it a good cleaning to help bring back some of the flexibility and resilience of the fabric and remove some 70+ years of embedded dirt? You would need to decide whether it could withstand a gentle cleaning with top cleaner soap, a soft brush, and water. Check out this link to see if you think it would make sense to tackle it.

https://autoforge.net/collections/ra...tible-top-care

04-07-2025, 10:03 AM	#14
mcgarrett Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Corsicana, Texas Posts: 1,306	Re: Need Convertible Top Opinions No idea about cost for a new top for your car; pretty sure it would have to be custom made due to the rarity of the body style. You mentioned that it had been sitting in a garage since 1969. You don't say whether it had a cover over the car or not, but if it didn't, I would be pretty sure that quite a bit of airborne dust, pollen, sap, etc. has made its way into the fabric even sitting in a garage. If the overall condition of the fabric looks to be fairly sound, why not think about giving it a good cleaning to help bring back some of the flexibility and resilience of the fabric and remove some 70+ years of embedded dirt? You would need to decide whether it could withstand a gentle cleaning with top cleaner soap, a soft brush, and water. Check out this link to see if you think it would make sense to tackle it. https://autoforge.net/collections/ra...tible-top-care