Roadster Pickup Top Finished----Pictures

Well Guys and Gals---I just picked it up this afternoon. This finishes my winter top building project, and I must say, I am very pleased with the job my upholstery guy did. My final cost has come in at $1691.00 for everything. (this does not include repairs to the paint I screwed up with fibergl*** resin,nor the replacement of the windshield which I managed to crack) (that was another $355.00,but I can't really count it as a cost for the top---more of a penalty for doing stupid things.)
It is incredibly noisy at 60MPH (I hadn't really expected the increase in wind noise). I think it really adds to the look of the vehicle. What do you folks think of it???

 

The truck looks gorgeous! It's really nice.

Joel

 

WOW!! that is expensive. Oh well you got to pay to be beautiful. I love the TOP. Now drive the hell out of it

 

Looks great man. Are we goingto see it out at any events this year? I'm guessing you'll be at Barrie for the Nats

Flatman

 

Looking good.....have fun trying to keep it clean though.

 

i realy like the look there. Great work!

 

Looks on the money to me....

 

Brian.....who was your upholstery guy? The guys in my club are looking for someone who doesn't continue to lie and screw us.

 

That truck is worth every dime you are putting into it. Beautiful job Sir.

 

Very nice, very nice indeed....
Skot

 

looks great, I like the proportions. I know what you mean about the noise,
I ran a 31 coupe without a top insert or roll up windows for a while and on a windy day you needed earplugs.

 

Brian,

The top looks great. What kind of noise has increased with the new top? Is there a way to improve it? I'm getting ready to build the frame for a top and have an upholstry shop do the fabric. I actually anticipated having less wind noise with the top on.

 

One way to decrease the noise and the turbulence is to have the rear window on a zipper. Works great on my wife's Miata.

 

WOW....I like the truck ALOT more now....verry nice

 

The increase in noise is wind noise from all the air buffeting around inside the top. It sounds like 10,000 sails all flapping around your head on a windy day.

 

I really don't care for it.....it takes the 'hot rodiness' out of an otherwise really cool roadster. Just my opinion. Anyways, as long as you like it and drive it....have at it!!

 

That A is just gorgeous. Color, stance, top - everything. I love it. And I do sympathize with you about the wind noise with the top up. My '34 roadster was a great car to drive with the top down. But, put the top up and it was just plain hell. The noise and the wind whipping on the back of my neck was unbearable. I hated it!!! I sold that car and never really regretted it.

Which probably should have ocurred to me when I agreed to travel to Columbus and back in my friend Wayne's '30 Model A roadster. All those BAD things came back in a hurry as the weather was horrible and we had the top up all the way there and back. My neck didn't stop aching for a long time after that trip.

Nonetheless, I love your A. Enjoy it.

 

I like it.
And for us guys who have been cut on by the skin docs a top is important.

 

That style top was never meant for todays freeway speeds... just keep it under 30 and it will be reasonable quiet. (haha)

 

The only thing I dont like about that truck besides its not mine is the name on the back.....It's swwwwwweeeeeetttttt. Pat.

 

Koooool!! i like it.

 

Very nice, I like it!!

 

I like the look, was that CAN $ or US ?

 

I hav a '28 Roadster, same problem. I have side curtains, if I run one of the curtain the top ****s up. No flapping. Living in Canada you could maybe use some curtains too.

 

Looks great. Have fun keeping it clean.

 

I like it. I had a model of a little yellow pickup almost like it when I was a kid. It takes me back to my Monogram and Revell days.....

 

That was Canadian dollars.

 

Top notch. Very nice. This ain't hot roddy and kinda ****y, but some wind wings on the side might take care of some of the wind. I had a 36 roadster w/a Duvall w'shield at one time and installed some removable wind wings, only had them on while driving. Just a thought.

 

looks gorgeous, i cant wait to see it in person at the canats (im ***uming you are going since it is in barrie this year). Absolutly beautiful rpu, the top really sets it off.