Don't Drive Topless:

sale: 1963-67 ORIGINAL TOP FRAME-cleaned painted ready to use with front pins and rear pins installed. , NEW VINYL TOP KIT- is included ,

but of course 'not installed' let your local trim shop install it to best fit your car.

(choice of ,white, or black or tan,) + RUBBER weather strip kit --New latches optional (extra cost $) = $2,575 KIT;

reflects price increase due to limited number of frames,

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sale::: 1968-75 series = SAME kit as above $2,175 ;

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Crane Manufacturing

1. Corvette Convertible Top Frame Assembly Complete With Top Installed 56 58 / 1956-1958 / ( #E15969 ) COMPLETE NEW 1956-1958 C1 CORVETTE SOFTTOP – NOT CUSTOMER FURNISHED! INCLUDES: NEW CANVAS, PADS, FRONT LATCHES, REAR SWING ARM LATCHES, WEATHER STRIP, BUSHINGS, HARDWARE, TACK STRIPS & COMPLETE POWDER COAT FINISH.PLEASE NOTE. HARDTOP ONLY CARS REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PARTS TO.
2. Order 1956-1962 Corvette Convertible Top Installation DVD for $99.99 in our huge selection of parts. Shop restoration car parts and accessories at Ecklers.
3. On the 1953-1959 installation: First if your car is a 1953-1957 you will think the end is way longer then it needs to be. However, it is designed this way so that it will fit both 1953-1957 and 1958-1959.

see photos below:

The #1 performance option is designed for action. Change your wind-in-the-hair boulevard cruiser into a super coupe in minutes. Simply lower the convertible top in the normal position (the convertible top is not removed) and latch the Hardtop in place. Now you can experience the full potential of your Corvette on the street, strip or track.

• 1956-62 Corvette tops : LITTLE KNOWN FACT!!!

• THESE CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAMES PICTURED BELOW ARE

• 'CRANE MANUFACTURED'

• & ASSEMBLEDTO THE ORIGINAL FACTORY G.M.

• O.E.M SUPPLIERS DRAWINGS FROM 1956-1962!!!

• BASIC (FRAME ONLY) KIT IS $2,095.00 (SEE OPTIONS BELOW)

• REALLY, THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SO EXACT in all details !!

• Contacts:Postal/shipping address:

  Crane Corvettes, 4687 Chateau Place

  San Diego, Ca. 92117

  Contacts: 858-864-2883 FAX: 858-514-8398

  USED/vintage PARTS : 858-864-2883

• STATS: about 65% of 1956-62 vettes (90 % of california delivered.Corvettes) came with the hardtop only!!

• conversion kits available to make yours a 2-top Corvette. NEW

• NEW

Key Benefits

Restoring a convertible top frame ass'y can - (is) an expensive

matter replacing over 20 rivets/ +bushings and rusty bows-- to make them tight again etc. tach strips

/ rust/ sand blasting . So. we have new frames 1956-62 years available made to factory

OEM- chevy - Blueprints that are priced below what a recondtioned one would cost to restore !

click phoho - NEW AND USED CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAMES

'New' CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAMES:1956-60 & 1961-62 NEW

WITH RUBBER+ rubber steel retainers

7 pieces,+REAR trapeze SWING LATCHES that mount on the rear bow &

FASTENERS kit: SALE: $2,245.00 total . addother parts are extra $

Note: all NEW VINYL TOP KITs 1956-75 - (includes pads & straps is - on sale $249 ,

but of course 'not installed' let your local trim shop install it to best fit your car.

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+ CONVERSION KITS AVAILABLE FOR Factory Born HARDTOP ONLY CARS.

CALL FOR PARTS NEEDS TO COMPLETE YOURS.

check your vette and be specific. call..800-597-4132.

NOTE: Add the convertible top assembly to your hardtop only car.

IF YOU NEED:

'EVERYTHING to convert' a factory hardtop only car into a 2-top

Convertible Corvette

IT WILL RUN $3,590.00FOR ALL LATCHES: Front and Rear Latches, pictured below =clik photo to enlarge.

6/piece mounting plate set. and the vinyl top, pads and straps-

including all fasteners/Bolts/ parts and exploded views and drawing of the assembly.

for a 'Factory Born'hardtop only car' to convert to a 2 top corvette for 1956-62 type.

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note: front latches with adjuster plates are now $275 set. separately ,

MOUNT PLATES= $530 6/piece set.

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Note: All bare frames are fully assembled: : ready for installation of hardware, latches, weather stripping and vinyl top.

click: hardtops herepage:2

1962 Corvette Convertible Top Installation Video

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Contacts:Postal/shipping address:

Crane Corvettes, 4687 Chateau Place

San Diego, Ca. 92117

Contacts: 858-864-2883 FAX: 858-514-8398

USED/vintage PARTS : 858-864-2883

C1 Corvette Soft Top Installation

Corvette C3 Soft Top Installation

1957 Corvette Soft Top Installation

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