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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hardtop
		Mitsubishi revived the retractable hardtop in 1995 with the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder.
		Production hardtops commonly shared the frame or reinforced body structure of the contemporary convertible model, which was already reinforced to compensate for the lack of a fixed roof.
		The hardtop began to disappear along with convertibles in the mid-1970s, partly out of a concern that U.S. federal safety regulations would be difficult for pillarless models to pass.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hardtop (2567 words)

	Hoist
		It is possible to leave your hardtop stored in the hoist hanging in your garage for long periods of time because each hardtop requires its own uniquely proportioned harness to balance a particular size, shape and weight distribution.
		The hardtop fits nice and snug on a transporter (hardtop stand) because there are two feet in the front to keep the hardtop from sliding and a T-Bar in the back to provide extra support.
		Hardtop Hoist Cover - This hatrdtop hoist cover is specially made to fit on the removable hardtop comfortably and allow the harness part of the hoist work together without any conflicks and problems.
	www.hwaccessories.com /Hoist/Hoist.htm (392 words)

	1987 Hardtop - Hasbro G.I. Joe Toy Action Figure
		When I was a kid, I always hoped that Hasbro would offer Hardtop and Payload on a card, or as part of a mail in offer.
		Hardtop, along with his companion Payload, is a nightmare to find.
		Many collectors count Hardtop and Payload among their MIA and know of the difficult struggle to find them.
	home.att.net /~mjtaber/joe/87hardtop.htm (1091 words)

	Hardtop convertible choices are more plentiful - The Boston Globe
		She said Generation Y is also having an influence, and automakers know they need to add special features like retractable hardtops to get buyers to consider their products.
		Retractable hardtops have a number of practical advantages when compared to their soft-top counterparts.
		Like the ragtop, the retractable hardtop is offered with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that drives the rear wheels through a manual or automatic transmission.
	www.boston.com /cars/news/articles/2007/04/01/hardtop_convertible_choices_are_more_plentiful (828 words)

	YOJOE.COM \| Hardtop
		Hardtop was released as part of the sixth series (1987), packaged exclusively with the Defiant: Space Vehicle Launch Complex.
		Hardtop came with a white mouthpiece and a fl handgun.
		Hardtop's body mold is entirely original and not made up from previous molds.
	www.yojoe.com /action/87/hardtop.shtml (123 words)

	New hardtop joins convertible, coupe in 1999 Corvette lineup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Corvette hardtop, absent from the lineup since the days of the 1963-1967 Sting Rays, is back.
		The hardtop was designed by John Casaro, creator of the new coupe and convertible.
		Hardtops also come standard with a high-performance limited-slip, 3.42 ratio rear axle and six-speed manual transmission.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/auto/98/08/26/corvette.html (631 words)

	Mercedes Benz SL Hardtop Accessories
		The hardtop is balanced with a connected harness of nylon seat belt webbing that is sewn with heavy-duty polyester thread to the required length.
		The earlier Mercedes SL chassis numbers 113 and 107 have their side window weather stripping in such a way that the Support Cradle, even with the foam padding cannot be applied.
		Fortunately, the drip rail on each of their hardtops can be utilized to hold and perfectly balance them with a cross bar like you see here.
	removabletops.com /index.php?category=7 (348 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Hardtop
		The first and earliest, the removable hardtop, is a removable solid roof that can be fitted on a convertible, normally for use at times of the year when lowering the top is not desirable.
		Some hardtops have a center pillar (pillared hardtop) between front and rear windows; the more common style is the pillarless hardtop, where there is no fixed pillar and the sides of the car are open when the windows are rolled down.
		Some hardtops take the convertible look even further, including such details as simulated convertible framework and the lines and angles a top makes stretched over them, and sometimes even simulated convertible-top fastenings at the windshield end inside.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Hardtop (290 words)

	CH Chrylser Hardtop: a short history
		The Hardtop had the same wheelbase as the Chrysler by Chrysler, and shared the front and rear end treatment.
		There was also a VH Valiant Hardtop, which had the same basic body as the CH Hardtop, but with the VH Valiant front and rear end.
		The rear end of the CH Hardtop is the same as the CH Chrysler by Chrysler - you can tell even from the side by the tail light which wraps around onto the side of the car.
	herman.coomans.net /hardtops.html (720 words)

	Audi > Glosario > Chassis & Body > Hardtop
		The hardtop for the Audi TT Roadster’s, for example, is built on a stiff aluminium space frame.
		The hardtop’s outer skin is made of a plastic material.
		The TT hardtop provides good insulation and has a glass rear window for optimum visibility to the rear.
	www.audi.com /audi/aola/uy/tools/glossary/chassis_body/hardtop.html (127 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Hardtop
		A hardtop is a style of automobile roof.
		A development, still rare, is the retractable hardtop, where the solid roof folds up to fit in the trunk.
		The second meaning of the word is for a fixed hardtop: a solid, non-removable roof that is designed to look like a removable hardtop or even a soft convertible top.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Hardtop (280 words)

	Hardtop - 2002 to 2005 Ford thunderbird
		The hardtop is the same for all years of this model so is interchangeable with any year, 2002-2005.
		Judging from a TSB that came out on the early 04 models, there might be a slight difference on the interior of some 2004 hardtops as some have been known to scrape the softtop when in place on the car.
		Other hardtop exceptions were due to interior color choices such as the Performance White top was not "allowed" on the 03 Desert Sky Blue IF it had the partial whisper white seats.
	www.portholeauthority.com /thenewtbird/hardtop.html (519 words)

	IMC manufacturers hardtop hoists for removable hardtops
		He was able to safely remove the hardtop from the car without the attaching hardware touching his paint or weather stripping.
		Design and function of our hardtop hoists have become more efficient in the last quarter century and the evolution of that first concept has brought about hoists for virtually all removable hardtops.
		Every hardtop hoist we produce is hand fabricated, one at a time, right here on the central coast of California.
	www.removabletops.com (160 words)

	Hardtop - Teletraan-1: The Transformers Wiki
		Hardtop is a Decepticon from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
		Hardtop's orderly personality also manifests itself in his hobby: comic books.
		Hardtop transforms into a dune buggy of indterminate model.
	transformers.wikia.com /wiki/Hardtop (218 words)

	Convertible Covers: Fabric vs. Hardtop - Popular Mechanics
		It's a fact that the hardtop roofs are complicated mechanisms and cost much more than the fabric type.
		Talk to Jaguar about their continued use of a fabric roof for the XK convertible, and they tell you that the classic lines of their prestige vehicle cannot be easily copied when done in steel.
		A brand new and as yet practically undiscovered innovation is available for folks who desire greater security for their soft top and soft sided vehicles.
	www.popularmechanics.com /blogs/automotive_news/4200704.html (1245 words)

	Hardtop Build
		In 2005, I started the build of the hardtop; Unhappily, because of my height, I could not adopt Basil Parson's simple approach, namely of having a one-piece top which followed the contours of the rear body allowing it be folded away neatly.
		In turn, to keep the sides of the hardtop parallel to the doors below, the top of the hardtop will be as wide as the point where it fits on the rear of the body.
		Because the hardtop folds away, the shape of the sides and profile are pre-defined.
	www.btinternet.com /~j.j.peirson/Leaf_hardtop_build.htm (1509 words)

	Hardtop
		This is the hardtop that was launched with the MG at the 1995 Geneva motorshow.
		The other hardtops look flat in profile, this is due to limitations on the manufacturing process, Mike's one is designed to flow from the windscreen line, it is also a better fit along the header rail and boot lid - thus reducing wind noise and the risk of paintwork damage to your
		The hardtop itself is pre-stressed and is pulled into shape by the 6 mounting clips - unlike the others which are pulled out of shape (which eventually causes crazy paving in the paintwork) and only have 4 clips.
	members.aol.com /ap1000000/hardtop.htm (747 words)

	Hardtop: Fourth-Gen BMW 3 Series Convertible Revealed Before Detroit Debut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		BMW 3 Series convertible's retractable hardtop can be opened and closed with a remote key fob from as far as 13 feet away.
		After condemning the folding hardtops of rival carmakers, BMW has come up with one of its own for its new fourth-generation 3 Series convertible, pictured here officially for the first time ahead of the new German open-top's planned public premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
		Despite the added weight brought on by the retractable hardtop, BMW is already making big claims about the new rear-wheel-drive 3 Series convertible's stiffness, saying it achieves the highest level of torsional rigidity ever seen in a convertible in its history.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=117268 (853 words)

	Mazda's hardtop line on the MX-5 - News - Motoring - theage.com.au
		Mazda is expected to join the folding metal roof craze with a hardtop version of the MX-5 convertible.
		Developed in-house by Mazda rather than by an outside coachworks and likely to be badged MX-5 Hardtop, the new model is targeted at buyers of the growing number of coupe-cabriolet models.
		The Hardtop will ride on the same wheelbase, with cabin size unchanged, and will feature the same rear overhang.
	www.theage.com.au /news/news/mazdas-hardtop-line-on-the-mx5/2005/11/15/1132016795141.html (561 words)

	MGA Hardtop general information
		The factory aluminum hardtop (picture at right) was manufactured from June 1956 to June 1960 by Vanden Plas, a BMC subsidiary, with a reported 1450 units produced.
		It also appears that many of the "left over" aluminum hardtops were factory installed on the Deluxe roadster cars (24 tops or 34% of 1600 Deluxe roadsters, and 19 tops or 7% of the Mk II Deluxe roadsters).
		So the hardtop was NOT a reaction to the fact that the Coupe would go 3 MPH faster on the racetrack because of better aerodynamics.
	www.mgaguru.com /mgtech/top/top120.htm (740 words)

	Mazda Has High Hopes for MX-5 Retractable Hardtop
		The optional hardtop, supplied by Webasto AG, carries a $1,850 premium and adds 77 lbs.
		Mazda engineers made a few modifications to accommodate the hardtop, including replacing the original aluminum convex trunk lid with a steel version.
		The hardtop takes only 12 seconds to be raised or lowered, making it twice as fast as the next closest competitor, the spokesman says.
	wardsauto.com /ar/mazda_mx-5_hardtop (507 words)

	New Again: The Hideaway Hardtop - New York Times
		THE folding of a retractable hardtop is the automotive equivalent of a Busby Berkeley routine: the hard roof rises, the roof folds and is then shoved into the trunk.
		The 3000GT was offered with a retractable hardtop for the 1995-96 model years in naturally aspirated SL Spyder form and as the 320-horsepower twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive 3000GT VR-4 Spyder.
		Most significant, in addition to offering new retractable hardtop models like the Pontiac G6 and Volkswagen Eos, some manufacturers are offering retractable hardtops as an upgrade on existing convertibles like the Mazda MX-5 and BMW 3 Series.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/12/10/automobiles/10RETRACT.html?ex=1323406800&en=444f0c827f67f83a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1119 words)

	Motion HardTop Keyboard Review
		From the moment I saw the Motion M1200 at the Tablet PC launch last November there wasn't a doubt in my mind that Motion Computing was going to give the big boys a run for their money, and they have.
		Convenience at it's best, the hardtop Keyboard is a take anywhere, use anywhere accessory that you can't imagine being without once you've used it.
		While I'm fairly certain Motion didn't design the Hardtop Keyboard with the idea that it would be used under the hair dryer at the beauty salon, I can tell you from personal experience that it works just fine in that situation and stability isn't a problem.
	www.tabletpc2.com /Review-MotionHardtopKeyboard.htm (705 words)

	The Miata Hardtop FAQ
		This hardtop has no defroster element, so there is one less thing to worry about.
		These were redesigned in mid-2003, so you may have to replace the ones your hardtop comes with if it is incompatible with the striker plates on your windshield header.
		This cable attaches to the defroster element in the hardtop and allows it to connect to the defroster connector on the rear deck.
	www.miata.net /garage/hardtop (5203 words)

	Porsche Boxster Hardtop : Porsche 986 - Prosche 987
		Porsche Boxster Hardtop : Porsche 986 - Prosche 987
		Mouldings, are proud to release the next hardtop in our range, the Porsche Boxster.
		After extensive research with both dealer and customer networks we have designed a hardtop to enhance your car and make driving a more relaxed experience.
	www.boxster-hardtop.co.uk (205 words)

	Hardtop Installation Accessories for your Jeep including, Hardtop Seal Kits, Hardtop Quick Release Kits, self install ...
		Whether your looking for a new Hardtop for your Jeep, or just want to want to make the installation of your existing Hardtop quicker and easier we have what your looking for.
		If you have ever removed the hardtop from your CJ-7 or '87-'95 Wrangler, then you've noticed the self-tapping screws along the front edge of the hardtop strip out after a while.
		The Bestop 2-Piece Hardtop is loaded with more unique features and progressive styling than any other top on the market.
	www.quadratec.com /Showcases/hardtop_installation (765 words)

	Sportwagon Hardtop conversion for the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn SKY and Opel GT - EDAG, Inc. - 248.588.3134 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This “2-in-1” concept is achieved with a mountable Removable Hardtop utilizing the existing mounting points and bolts of the convertible top at the front header and at the rear deck lid hinge points.
		During the concept phase of the Removable Hardtop it was EDAG’s intention to follow the basic design language of the Pontiac Solstice so that the original dynamic design continues in the styling of the Sportwagon Removable Hardtop.
		Darker tinted glass is used for the side and the rear hatch to enhance the rounded and dynamic styling of the Removable Hardtop and at the same time provide visual protection for items in the trunk.
	www.edaghardtop.com (408 words)

	revlimiter.net - Hardtop pix
		Well, depending on the amount of snow on the ground and the temperature, having a hardtop with a defroster may actually be better.
		A roadster with a removable hardtop may be the finest automobile type ever invented...
		A quick trip to a painter and $200 produced a matching Montego hardtop for Sharka.
	www.revlimiter.net /miata/hardtop.html (246 words)

	Fishing Sunglasses Review - Native Hardtop Sunglasses page4
		The Hardtop lenses feature a “vertical” polarized filter which absorbs horizontal light and eliminates glare.
		I did feel like the Hardtop afforded me more depth and contrast perception, helping identify structure, and even fish in very clear water.
		I am happy to say that my concerns over these nubs were totally unwarranted and after more than two seasons of use the Hardtop continues to hold the temples.
	www.tackletour.com /reviewnativehardtoppg4.html (354 words)

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