I have a 26 Ford roadster and am thinking of putting a cockpit cover on it. any pictures or thoughts?
Make sure it's a pre 1965 canopy or close to the era your building and start a build Thread in the Hokey Ass Forum because it sure wouldn't be Traditional...it may have been attempted though...after perhaps both WWs aircraft goodies were repurposed into 4 wheeled land rockets... There was a factory production car or prototype that had a aviation type canopy and those 3 wheel messerschmitt car thingees had one... My dusty memory recalls a weird aviation inspired car shared here some time ago as well...
https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/gallery-9-american-hotrods-star-london-concours#7 ...have a peek behind this single seat racer...yupp a canopy... Chris Rawlins VHRA Check out the link above... Across the pond Excellence Credit to Photographer, Owner
And they would be??? Come on Tim, I called almost every upholstery shop in the area, ok I will say I don't want to pay more than what we have in the motor.
Where did you have them done? Or you one of 'THEM' that can do it all?? Yeti car builders of Colorado,,, lol And your modified it beyond bitchen,, do I have to pay Dave Kendigit royalties??
Try marinas. Most of them would know of someone with a mobile rig. I have a buddy that does that but you're on the other coast.
Ramirez Upholstery in Rialto did the seat in my '39 p/u. They are mainly a big truck shop but they seem to be able to do everything. The cost to completely do a bare frame Glide engineering seat including foam was 500 bucks out the door. I'm really happy with the work they did. Worth a call unless of course you've already checked. Sent you a PM as well. http://ramirezcustomupholstery.com/ 909-875-6050
It was done so long ago, I can't remember who did it! This is the second Zipper Darrell made in Grand Junction CO in 1999 and the only one with Model A running gear. A saw the Dave Kendig show with the Zipper they rebuilt. A lot of difference between my original one and the ones they're building now. Thanks for the nice words.
Brissette, Eichenhofer, Quincy Automotive Candy Red Modified Roadster Hello, The open roadster race cars had great looking tonneau covers. They were custom fit to meet the needs of the different builds. We saw them on street roadsters in the early magazines, but most were used in competition, the drags, Bonneville, and El Mirage races. When we were weekly attendees at the local So Cal drag strips, we continued to see them on the modified roadsters. Most were made up of upholstery material and the coolest one was the orange/red Speed Sport Roadster from Arizona. The custom metal work was outstanding and looked like it came from the factory just like that. It was December 1959 when we took these films and photos. Speed Sport Roadster 1959-60 There were other great looking tonneau covers in the popular modified roadster class. Tony Waters and the Scotty’s Muffler Service Roadster are two others at this same drag race event in 1959. 1959 Riverside Raceway: Tony Waters 1959 Riverside Raceway: Scotty’s Muffler Service Jnaki The applications are all custom fit, so an upholstery shop would have to take the measurements and make it fit with the correct angles and snaps. Here is one last modified roadster with a vast history in So Cal. Hope you can get an idea of the types and styles of early drag racing roadsters covers that could be used on street roadsters, too. photo by @Dean Lowe 1959 Creighton Hunter Hill Acala The red modified roadster raced at Lion’s Dragstrip in 1959-60. And all of these years later, it was a major attraction at the 2017 Lion’s Dragstrip Museum opening and the re-opening of the 2019 museum, too. Hunter Hill Acala Roadster 1958-60 Lion’s Dragstrip: our films shown on large monitor on the wall. Hunter, Hill, Acala Modified Roadster 2017 Lions Museum Hunter, Hill, Acala Roadster In 2019
I like you said cockpit cover and didn’t use that damn French word for cockpit cover. Hahahaha Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
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