Hi everyone
I recently brought a second hand vintage speedster (RHD) and shipping to Hong kong now. I tried to order a hardtop from vintage speedster and they said the hardtop needs to fit before production hence I can;t get it from there. I just wonder anyone here knows where can I find such item ?
thanks
Frank
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Good Morning Frank,
This is a semi-common question. Unfortunately nobody has found a suitable supplier for an aftermarket hard top.
I hope you enjoy your new car,
Ted Pierson
Any you get will require fitting. Rusty Tubs in Roswell, GA has new out of mold ones for $1750.
http://www.rustytubs.com/porsc...hardtop-kit-356.html
http://www.rustytubs.com/hardt...-regal-amp-m356.html
and rear window is http://www.rustytubs.com/porsc...hardtop-wind356.html
Frank.
I don't know what the driving conditions are like in Hong Kong, but I would suggest that you get the car first, drive it for a while and then decide if you really need a hardtop. These cars were designed to be driven with the top down and most of us seldom ever even put the softtop up.
Congratulations, Welcome to the Madness and post some pictures.
+1 to what Troy said...
Frank - just thought I'd include a picture of one of our SOCers, Doug Kingston, and his Speedster with hardtop. I think it looks pretty cool! 
Frank, the decision will really depend not only on the local weather, but how you plan to use your car, I live in Seattle and use mine any day it's not raining. Like today, clear sunny skies, 36F, and we are just getting home after dinner with friends. The hard top makes this all possible. I'm enclosing a picture. congratulations on the purchase. Cheers
Attached is a link o a thread from 2013 where options/pricing was discussed.
good luck!
https://www.speedsterowners.com...9#356095480999636749
I'm looking forward to the extra room with my hardtop too. We tour quite a bit and with the convertible top down and folded into the back seat, storage room is at a premium.
There's extra headroom with the hardtop too and with the heat I've got being liquid cooled, it'll really be nice extending the seasons.
Frank.
I don't know what the driving conditions are like in Hong Kong, but I would suggest that you get the car first, drive it for a while and then decide if you really need a hardtop. These cars were designed to be driven with the top down and most of us seldom ever even put the softtop up.
Congratulations, Welcome to the Madness and post some pictures.
The weather is Hong kong is a long summer and a short winter , today is 27 degrees Celsius and the lowest will be around 5-7Degree Celsius. thanks for the warm welcome and I will sure post some photos when the car arrive
Frank, the decision will really depend not only on the local weather, but how you plan to use your car, I live in Seattle and use mine any day it's not raining. Like today, clear sunny skies, 36F, and we are just getting home after dinner with friends. The hard top makes this all possible. I'm enclosing a picture. congratulations on the purchase. Cheers
It never snow in Hong kong but its humidity are high, your top is exactly what I am looking for!
If you decide you really want a hardtop, don't forget that you will also need a different set of windows. The softtop windows will not fill that space.
I still recommend waiting for several months before you spend the money on a hardtop. There is a reason that they are hard to find and very expensive...most Speedster owners don't need or want one.
I'm waiting on MangoSmoothie to engineer a retractable hard top! As an alternative to a fiberglass hardtop -take a look at the fellow SOC craftsman in the UK that adapted a VW bug top to his Speedie. He posted photos here a years or so ago.
Oliver? That top is bada$$!
THXs Bill - I couldn't remember his name and Search failed me. Mahalo
