Re: IML: '66 Vinyl Tops

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I know for sure that the '66 LeBaron had a fairly smooth, leather grained vinyl top, as Eric has indicated. I believe that the Crown Coupe continued to use the same style that it had the year before, which was the heavy, finely ribbed, linear material. I only remember seeing this on one specific '66 Crown Coupe. It was dark metallic green with a tan vinyl top. Although very striking, I can not be sure that this car was standard from the factory or changed a year or two after it was made. 

Paul W.

In an email dated 22/7/2005 5:01:52 pm GMT Daylight time, "Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>On an old friend's former '66 LeBaron, I recall the vinyl being the newer 
>style, not the short linear ridge type.
>
>Eric
>Portland, Oregon
>__________________________________________________________________
>Subject: IML: How many vinyls in '66?
>From: David Whitney <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:10:49 -0700
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I recently bought a '66 LeBaron project to go with my '66 Crown Coupe
>project. ?Both have what I believe are the original black vinyl tops in
>excellent condition, but the texture is not the same.
>
>The LeBaron's vinyl is smooth with veined grooves, a pattern like the veins
>in a leaf. ?Feels to the fingers like leather. ?The Coupe's vinyl is much
>coarser, with short ridges that are all more or less oriented linearly from
>front to rear. ?Feels to the fingers like tree bark.
>
>I know this was an extra cost option available on all models. ?I have seen
>other Crowns with the same vinyl texture as my coupe, but I haven't seen
>another vinyl-topped LeBaron up close. ?Could buyers choose among different
>vinyl textures in '66, or was there one style for the LeBaron and another
>for the Crowns?
>
>Thanks,
>
>David 
>
>
>
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