WANTED: OLD INTERMECCANICA SPEEDSTER ROOF FRAME

CMC frame might work.  Old IM's and CMCs are very similar.

Maybe commission Mango to build you one like his?

  Henry at IM would be able to sell you one as yours is an IM.... 

Could you not remove it and have the parts welded and then powder coated, because by the time you get a new one it still has to be fitted etc etc.

Is yours just the 2 bent metal bows (like used on CMC)?  As long as its not rusted thru - remove it and have it media blasted and then even powder coated (although rattle can paint would be sufficient for the top bows).  

Nice picture  If it is rusted through is the metal able to be repaired Wolfgang?  I am not familiar with early roofs. 

It almost looks like the bows are made from small diameter electrical conduit - or just metal tubing which should be available locally. The old bows could be used as a template to bend new ones (using an electrical conduit bender).  If water got inside the tubes and they rusted from the inside out, they probably can't be easily rewelded (you can't weld rust).  If it is just the ends perhaps they could be fixed/improved using heim joints. 

I've not seen the bows listed on vintagespeedsterparts.com - plus since oversize shipping would be costly.

I have a complete VS top (slightly used) that won't be needed once I finish my hard top. For a small fortune in shipping + Some $, it could be yours!

Thanks for the responses everyone! Does anyone know if there's much difference to the cmc and vintage speedster roof frame? I'm interested on your roof Bill Prout, could you please shoot me an e-mail with photos and price. Thanks! 

Many use the VS fabric top to replace their old vinyl CMC tops - to even include the "plastic" header bow.  (The CMC header was fiberglass layered and delaminates/warps - the VS is some kind of black butyl).  Only issue is sometimes the bows have to be cut (just inch/fractions) to accommodate differences in length of the fabric.  At least it's just mailing from Hawaii to Australia!

@AL  Yes there is a difference / the CMC and vintage speedster roof frame and are not interchangeable due too slight differences in the corner radius above the rear window  So,   CMC bows to CMC top  OR  VS bows to VS top.   Also the black composite VS header bows have had warping issues , perhaps new owner Justin will address this .  I have a bad one that Kirk was going to exchange but now I'll have to talk with Justin about doing that.

Didn't Gordon do a 'how to' on using a CMC bows with a VS top?

Ted

I believe that was how to lower the metal bows and inch or so......

I'll look in the garage tonight after work and see if I kept my old IM/CMC vinyl top with frame and bow. The frame is good, the vinyl top is ok but the bow is broken in half and was kludged together. let ya know soon if I can find it.

Dutch posted:

I'll look in the garage tonight after work and see if I kept my old IM/CMC vinyl top with frame and bow. The frame is good, the vinyl top is ok but the bow is broken in half and was kludged together. let ya know soon if I can find it.

THANK YOU MATEY!!!!

Thanks everyone for all the valuable collective information. This really is a fantastic site!!!!

I see you are in Austalia Al, shipping may be costly. I sent you a pm with photos of my top with frame. Cheers Mate!

I just replied. Thanks!!!

I'm  still looking...I haven't  heard back from DUTCH since..

Cheers!

Al

If you have shipper cut the 2 metal top bow in half that should avoid a costly oversize shipping fee (usually 108" length + girth).  You can insert a metal rod and reweld halves back together.

Raul in Mexico used to sell a vastly improved folding convertible top frame (Believe it had fabric too) on ebay for $500.  You might be able to source one from him too. It will be heavier for sure and suspect cost has gone up.