Hardtop thoughts again...

I vote for semi gloss black and maybe look into an ivory headliner kit for beetles. 

It looks really promising!  I take it that the top basically fits and isn't too far forward?

All three of your colors would work.  I think I'd go with black as first choice.  You could make some nice side windows since you have more of a straight seal at the front with the top on.

Thanks guys...the front of the top fits the windshield bow perfectly and that's the crucial part. When snugged up forward, the top fits the door pillar nicely too. The top at that point needs to be flexed in just slightly and it will do that, but I wish the rear / bottom lip of the top was just about and 1 1/2" longer to sit aft of the fasteners on the body. Extending the aft lip would involve changing the entire profile or slant of the back of the top. Plenty of glass work there.

I'm leaning towards black to, Lane. I opened up the side pic in "paint" and did the Angela thing and it looks ok especially with the black wall tires. Any chance someone could photoshop the roof into black to be sure? Thanks.

And yes, Lane. The windows should be pretty easy and might allow a nice seal at the windshield sides too. Carl Berry had a neat idea of using magnets to hold the top of the windows to the hardtop. Clever bugger that lad....

Paint it to match your interior.

3M in a spray can with a 1/4" foam first. Should last a few years!

Dave, I've been away for a day or two...I can probably do the photoshop work. Bear with me, I've been moving slow lately, too many medical insurance/medicare questions swirling around my pea brain recently.

Here's a Black Top:

Here's a Tan Top:

Here's a Burgundy Top:

Here's a Dark Grey Top:

Neat stuff, Amigo. Could you do just one more in Ivory...same colour as the rest of the car? Thanks...

Yeeesh!

Here's an Ivory Top:

Would you like to see a Thunderbird port hole window?

I bought a top for mine last year, dug it out a few weeks ago to see if it fitted, (it didn't), The back section under the window was a mile out. So I chopped it off and have been reshaping!

I also needed to cater for my shoulder seatbelt mount, I'll take some pics of the solution.......not yet sure if I like the mod.

David, sorry I didn't/couldn't (without jumping through hoops) make all these variations with a high gloss looking finish. I'm still living in the 70's and can only think in Ricardo Montalban-vinyl-top-option-mentality at this point.

You could always go with the Landau look:

Hey, that "almost" works.

silver.with out the long horn thingy......but tiny port windows might work for shooting out of....hmm a moon roof might work too!!!

Aye...Mark. Portholes and cannons it is...large or small ?

Silver was my thinking too.

Avast, me hearties!  Methinks young David is a pirate.  Arrrrrr.

try a few different shades of silver ,or rather narrow it down to close to what catches your eye and try many shades of them to help narrow it down farther. then add the port holes&mount the mini gun on the top& one cannon on each fender. and dont forget the booty.....

 I still undecided on weather to buy or make a hard top.effing OCD!!!

David;  First choice, dark gray.  Last; Bergundy

Bring your car with a  hard top to Carlisle!

Hi to Francine!

just remember some colors will be cooler than others,a METALIC WHITE WOULD BE NICE TOO.oops sorry didnt meant to type so loud....bad eyes&big fingers&bad joints make for funkey typing.

I like the tan as well

light tan with little to no tan lines.......hard body with soft top.... a little work is fine for most, just remember to keep the top down in summer months....or most any time it's not raining.I was thinking on a folding hard top ....still thinking,see the smoke.

Light tan it is...even the Bride agrees. I'll try a wrinkle paint finish and try to get a paint colour to coordinate with the seats, somewhat like the tan soft top. Wrinkle paint doesn't come in tan but there are ways around that apparently. Jack..yes this top at Carlisle 2014. I figured out a way to "stretch" the rear of the top too and may pop a mold. I'll be looking for a full tonneau in tan in the meantime.

I might would rethink the wrinkle,as it will hold crap,dirt,dust,mold ,you may try a low luster,or something, visit some dealers and see if you see something you like then hit the paint store.these days you can come up with just about anything.

 or you could have it raped in whatever you choose for a pattern.

...I'm guessing marksbug meant 'wrapped'  ....which is actually a pretty good idea!

I might agree with Mark on that crackle finish as well, it probably would cause dirt to accumulate. I was also kinda joking the other day about the vinyl, but in this case, maybe that's not such a bad idea (in my humble opinion of course).

Eastwood Coatings has great colors.  Paint your rims to match!

and possably  a wracing number on top inside a big dot. or a klingon that you could use when you want.( possiably for a kloking device ) Just getter done and let us see.

A satin finish might work, real poular with streetrodders these days. 

light  very light gold or very light bronze would be kinda nice too.hurry up already!!!is it dont yet????well??? how about now??....