W Humble

Haven't heard from you in a while!  Hope things okay?

Ever have any success with the GM Y-body (Tempest) coupe roof?  I sourced a similar roof from a generous forum follower, but it is full-size and will need to be sectioned both directions, then filled out to resemble the 'faux convertible top' look of the '61-63 BOP compact coupe roof.

Oddly, though Tempest featured a ragtop beginning in '62, they never built a true hardtop (pillarless) on the Y-bodies, though Olds and Buick both did!  The others had the aluminum 215 but hardly raced them at all, but Pontiac raced all their engines, four-banger through the 336-in. iron block in '63.  And of course there were a lot of SD 421 V-8's put in 'rope-drive' Tempests, two of which won big-time: Mickey Thompson's '62 coupes at the NHRA Nationals in Super F/X, and the factory racer cars in '63, that wont top stock and also the USAC Daytona Challenge Cup speedway race with Goldsmith.

Well, keep in touch.  I'm giving a workshop at the VCCA All-Cal meet in Sacramento in early May, and will be taking a few Impala models, as it's on the development of the early Imps, 1958, plus '59-60.  One of the organizers is bringing buit kits from those years to share in my dislaly.  I have 1961 and '62, '64 (my son's) and a '60 Kustom I'm half-through.

Best, Wick

Thanks for your interest!  I'm hampered in using MCM Forums to respond bec for the last few months, the site seems to require me to reset my password EVERY SINGLE TIME I try to log back on.  Ever hear of this problem?  Pls use my email address henceforth.  I want to 'do business' with you!

Wick