Re: [alfa] Re: XK140 tops (NAC)

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My recollection re the Drophead Jaguars was that the first DH was either 
the 140 or 150. I am almost positive that there was no DH 120, just the 
roadster and the coupe. At one time I owned a 1951 XK120 roadster.  Heating 
was a joke and defrosting was non existant.

Gwynne Spencer

At 03:29 PM 11/23/2004 +1300, you wrote:
>Anthony is right about this. In the Jaguar range the DHC body type was 
>intended for varied climates and the interior fittings of these cars 
>reflected the civilised closed coupe models with veneered dashes and door 
>caps, heaters, carpets etc. anticipating that the roof would be dropped 
>only for sunny days. My impression is the roadster models were designed to 
>appeal to drivers in the warmer, dryer West Coast market. Consequently, we 
>tend to see a higher ratio of coupes and DHCs in Britain and NZ and more 
>roadsters in the US.
>
>On 23/11/2004, at 2:25 PM, Joe Elliott wrote:
>
>>Really??  I thought Drophead Coupe ("DHC") was just their term for the 
>>convertible version, of which there was only (per model).
>>
>>-Joe
>>
>>At 5:59 AM +0000 11/22/04, alfa-digest wrote:
>>>Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:38:58 +1300
>>>From: White Anthony <anthony.white@domain.elided>
>>>Subject: RE: [alfa] XK140 tops (NAC)
>>>
>>>To be fair to Jaguar, they did make an XK140 (and 120 and 150) drop head
>>>coupe for people who wanted a convertible with a properly engineered top.
>>>The roadster was for the hard-core of open air enthusiasts -- give me style
>>>and damn the practicalities.  The drop-head coupe was built to suit 
>>>those who
>>>wanted a little more versatility in their vehicle -- though it lost some of
>>>the purity of line.
>>>Regards,
>>>Anthony White
>>>Wellington, NZ
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