[ROVERNET - UK] Rover 3500S C pillars

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Sat Mar 29 18:45:34 GMT 2008


Correct, my new 1968 Chrysler 300 came with a vinyal roof from the dealer.

Slats
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: David Sheuring <rovertcv8 at yahoo.com>
> Ok...I have to put my 2 cents worth, Why is it not
> possible that these cars could actually have the
> c-pillars with vinyl, or what ever the material.
> 
> It could have been just a dealer thing to help with
> selling as vinyl roofs were big things back in the
> late 60's and early 70's on American cars. Dealer
> would actaully give the vinyl roof away just to sell
> the car. And I know this because I have collected old
> Mopars...thats Chrysler products to those that dont
> know. And I have restored and bought and sold them
> that had vinyl roofs where there was not suppose to be
> on the car, but found the dealership paper showing
> "Dealer Installed"
> 
> Sometimes, I wonder if yall are way to critical on
> ideas that could be possible verses "That never
> happened".
> 
> As long as I have driven Rovers, since 81, nothing
> surprises me about these cars.
> Thats my 2 cents worth and I am sticking with it.
> Cheers
> David
> --- Glen Wilson <rovercar at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Magnet wrote:
> > > The 1970 3500S that I recently bought from my son
> > also has the black 
> > > vinyl C pillars.  He was the second owner of the
> > car, and I very much 
> > > doubt if the first owner made any mods...  he
> > wasn't that type.  
> > > Perhaps it was an option for cars destined for
> > Canada?
> > 
> > Bill,
> > 
> > If it's a VERY, VERY late VIN, I suppose they might
> > have come out of the 
> > parts bin at the factory, but the chances of that
> > are miniscule if for 
> > no other reason that the standard sail panels would
> > have been cheaper 
> > and were probably painted with the rest of the car's
> > panels to match the 
> > car.
> > 
> > It's only a couple of screws to change them. A
> > monkey could do it or 
> > could afford to pay some other monkey to do it for
> > them.
> > 
> > If anyone has pics of P6 body panels being painted
> > at the factory, it 
> > would be interesting to look at them with a
> > magnifying glass and see if 
> > they painted the sail panels at the same time.
> > 
> > Glen
> > 
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