As a lot of you know, I have a roof off a 62 2dr. HT Daytona that was completely shot. I have a solid factory 4-speed Daytona body that I intend to make an R2 5-speed; and I had planned to put the Skytop roof on that.
I also have the same car with 259 Auto and P/S that's a pretty sweet little car. Engine's stuck and front fenders have rust, but the rest of the car is pretty nice- excellent frame and floors, perfect dash, door panels, and headliner. Once running this car would need seat covers, maybe carpet, fenders fixed, and paint.
Currently I'm stalled due to business finance concerns, but that doesn't mean I'm not planning. Lately I've been thinking about building the R2 with it's factory top, and putting the Skytop roof on the tamer version. My thinking is the open roof would be more enjoyable on that car, while the R2 car would have enough entertainment on board already. Of course, it might be really cool to have both the "muscle car" and the open top in one...
The 259 has a perfect headliner, and it would be a shame to mess with that; not to mention messing with all the other roof-related items that otherwise don't need any attention. But I'm picturing it in it's original Desert Tan with wide whites and white Skytop...[:X]
So you see my dilemma. Just for the fun of it, what would you do?
Here's the Tan car in question:
Not exactly an earth-moving decision, but might be fun to discuss
Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131
I also have the same car with 259 Auto and P/S that's a pretty sweet little car. Engine's stuck and front fenders have rust, but the rest of the car is pretty nice- excellent frame and floors, perfect dash, door panels, and headliner. Once running this car would need seat covers, maybe carpet, fenders fixed, and paint.
Currently I'm stalled due to business finance concerns, but that doesn't mean I'm not planning. Lately I've been thinking about building the R2 with it's factory top, and putting the Skytop roof on the tamer version. My thinking is the open roof would be more enjoyable on that car, while the R2 car would have enough entertainment on board already. Of course, it might be really cool to have both the "muscle car" and the open top in one...
The 259 has a perfect headliner, and it would be a shame to mess with that; not to mention messing with all the other roof-related items that otherwise don't need any attention. But I'm picturing it in it's original Desert Tan with wide whites and white Skytop...[:X]
So you see my dilemma. Just for the fun of it, what would you do?
Here's the Tan car in question:
Not exactly an earth-moving decision, but might be fun to discuss
Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131
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