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Location: San Antonio, TX | Don't think I seen a 59 4dr hdtp like this one before
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/d/1959-desoto-firedome/628697...
1959 Desoto Firedome
4 door, removeable hard top, disk brake conversion kit, electronic ignition, power steering, power brakes. 383 engine. 2 door parts car available for additional cost, serious offers only, no trades please. $17,500
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Location: Houston | wow.... |
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Location: Oley, PA | Removable hardtop? Now that's something you don't see every day.
It's funny that the seller offers no explanation of how that came to be and no pictures of the top removed. |
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Location: San Antonio, TX | So we have a 2004 T-Bird and my wife and I can easily handle taking the hardtop on and off. On this one I think we would need to have our sons come over and help. That's gotta weigh a ton.
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | Greg P. - 2017-08-30 9:03 PM Removable hardtop? Now that's something you don't see every day.
It's funny that the seller offers no explanation of how that came to be.
THIS:
OR THIS:
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Location: San Antonio, TX | Haha... perhaps both?? |
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Location: Houston | I actually think the roof does come off...if you blow up the pictures of the interior you can see a parting line. I have a tough time imagining how the rear window was handled....and of course it would all leak water like crazy and be super flimsy so at that point why even save the roof?
When my brother and I bought my former 66 Fury VIP 2DR HT in the early 1980's, it was a pretty nice car but the headliner was ripped out. The hippies we bought it from had told us they ripped it out because they thought the roof unbolted and they were trying to find the bolts. When they couldn't find the bolts, they gave up and sold us the car for $160. |
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | GregCon - 2017-08-30 9:51 PM I actually think the roof does come off...if you blow up the pictures of the interior you can see a parting line. I have a tough time imagining how the rear window was handled....and of course it would all leak water like crazy and be super flimsy so at that point why even save the roof? .
On second (and third) look, I can see lines at the windshield header and the base of the C pillar, plus some kind of gasket/flange system where the rear window meets the body. I would not be surprised that the rear window was plexiglass.
Very interesting.
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Location: D-70199 Heslach | GregCon - 2017-08-31 1:13 AM
wow....
Greg, glad to see a post of you, because I had worried
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Location: Upstate NY | I don't see any latches. I wonder what holds it on?? |
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Location: Tasmania, Australia | bbrasse1 - 2017-08-30 7:58 PM
I don't see any latches. I wonder what holds it on??
G Forces |
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Location: Oley, PA | It's not something I would want to own, but I am a bit curious as to how it all works. I'm guessing the top bolts on somehow, but I don't see any obvious hardware.
Over the years, I've seen a good number of home made "convertibles" but most of them are very badly done and most don't even have a roof at all. Sometimes they are called "parade cars."
This car, appears to be done relatively well, although the pictures don't really show good close-ups of the stuff that matters.
The fact that they didn't remove the roof for pictures makes me think that the process may be difficult or problematic.
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Location: San Antonio, TX | Greg P. - 2017-08-31 9:52 AM
The fact that they didn't remove the roof for pictures makes me think that the process may be difficult or problematic.
I'm thinking they didn't have 4 strong men or a hoist at the time... |
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Location: Wisconsin | Here are two photos with the roof removed.
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| could be worse I guess? looks well done.
but yes you going to need to strength |
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Location: The Mile High City | looks pretty good. still don't get how the top secures to the body. |
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| Maybe the passengers hiold it on, minimum people to cruise 4, one on each corner |
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