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Re: Vinyl roofs on superbirds.. why ? [Re: 6bblgt] #1482139 08/12/13 09:26 AM 08/12/13 09:26 AM
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62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: After Chrysler found out what it cost to modify & refinish the roofs on '69 500s & Daytonas - they figured it was cheaper to put a vinyl top on the Superbirds. They missed mine !!! Before ! 7811195-Bird1982.jpg (39 downloads)

Re: Vinyl roofs on superbirds.. why ? [Re: 62maxwgn] #1482140 08/12/13 09:29 AM 08/12/13 09:29 AM
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Re: Vinyl roofs on superbirds.. why ? [Re: bdusted440] #1482141 08/12/13 09:36 AM 08/12/13 09:36 AM
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cknight member C Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 137 Daytona Beach, FL	Quote: It was to make them faster. The little bumps break the grip the wind has on the roof causing minor turbulence. A smooth top causes drag at high speeds. From Mo-par itself. Same with a boat bottom. Smokey's Yunicks's 7/8 scale Chevelle had the vinyl roof a few years earlier, to break up the boundry layer drag. Regards, Chase

Re: Vinyl roofs on superbirds.. why ? [Re: bdusted440] #1482142 08/12/13 10:04 AM 08/12/13 10:04 AM
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Rug_Trucker I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 14,610 Not2farfromNashville, TN	Quote: It was to make them faster. The little bumps break the grip the wind has on the roof causing minor turbulence. A smooth top causes drag at high speeds. From Mo-par itself. Same with a boat bottom. The old "reverse golf ball skin" trick? "The only thing to do for triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" "NUNQUAM NON PARATUS!"

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