I spent some time helping a friend with a new GT this weekend. We were discussing the GTX-1 targa conversion. Apparently it is a nice conversion, but it would take a strong man to let someone cut the roof out of a new GT.
I saw pictures of a Ferrari Enzo that had been converted to a T-top. The trick was that the Enzo - like the GT and GT40's - has doors that wrap up over the roof. He purchased a new set of doors, had the roof piece cut out and "T-tops" made that could be clipped in place. The chassis was unchanged, and he could swap back to the original doors to put the car back 100% factory original.
Looking at the new GT, if I had one (and deep pockets), I would consider this same trick. In fact, on the new GT, the doors are a bit of a headache (pun intended), and this type of approach might be really choice. When you sit in the car with the door open, you get an idea of what it would be like with the window down and the top of the door missing. And no loss of chassis stiffness.
The very same thing could be done on a 40, probably easier (no electronics into the doors). Not having a car yet, I don't know exactly how hard it is to mount and unmount the doors. But with a second set that was simply a door - no window, no roof section - you could bolt them up for fair weather cruising.
Just an idea...
Cheers
I saw pictures of a Ferrari Enzo that had been converted to a T-top. The trick was that the Enzo - like the GT and GT40's - has doors that wrap up over the roof. He purchased a new set of doors, had the roof piece cut out and "T-tops" made that could be clipped in place. The chassis was unchanged, and he could swap back to the original doors to put the car back 100% factory original.
Looking at the new GT, if I had one (and deep pockets), I would consider this same trick. In fact, on the new GT, the doors are a bit of a headache (pun intended), and this type of approach might be really choice. When you sit in the car with the door open, you get an idea of what it would be like with the window down and the top of the door missing. And no loss of chassis stiffness.
The very same thing could be done on a 40, probably easier (no electronics into the doors). Not having a car yet, I don't know exactly how hard it is to mount and unmount the doors. But with a second set that was simply a door - no window, no roof section - you could bolt them up for fair weather cruising.
Just an idea...
Cheers
