NOT a dormobile pop top, so what is it?

[moogling]

Does anyone recognise this type of roof, or is it a home build?

[RobW]

How does it pop up? Ie angled front to back etc?

[moogling]

I've not seen it in the flesh yet, but I think vertically!

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[Peaceand]

From memory it looks vaguely like a Searle prototype that Mick (Jabberwocky) has stashed away.

It looks like a cross between a park ranger and a dormobile roof, but without any windows in the roof, or in the sides it's going to be dark in there.

If it's like the Park Ranger system then the curved rods/pipes that are visible in the first photo (ratchet strapped together) should push upwards to lift the roof vertically, so those edges that are currently strapped together are supporting the fiberglass roof. And some canvas or panels would fill in the gaps around the edges.

Would be interesting to see more photos...are you thinking of acquiring it?

cheers,
Patrick

[moogling]

Thanks very much for the guess work, It sounds similar!

I am considering acquiring it! yes. But it looks like ALOT of work!

[Peaceand]

Looking at the photos again, there's something a bit odd...if all the photos were taken at the same time, then the fiberglass roof section is too long for the vehicle. There's an overhang at the back but the front has cutouts which match the ribs on the sloping ali roof. Those cutouts wouldn't be needed if the fiberglass was sitting further forwards and not overhanging at the back.

Whatever it is though, it looks like an interesting project! Good luck with the acquisition!

Patrick

[moogling]

Thanks

It does look quite a bit like the park ranger conversions, but the rear overhang is quite extreme, I agree, although it seems to sit correctly on the roof.

I have agreed to a deal, and will collect it before the end of july at which point i'll stick up more pics!

Hopefully it's salvageable.

[Calum]

Looks like it was taken off something else to me, as it overhangs so much at the rear. Would make a good conversion with a bit of work though!

The Searle 'prototype' roof that Mick has is almost certainly not a prototype in my opinion... Searle offered at least two different roof styles in the early to mid 60s (both are described in a road test I have), and they did for a while use Devon GRP sections as fitted to VWs but they stopped using them as they couldn't secure enough of them I believe (they were all going onto VWs!). Pretty sure Micks is one of these (and indeed remains the only one I have seen!)

[moogling]

I have decided not to get this. If anyone else was interested, I can provide details. I was going to swap a 109 roof for it, but just don't need it now.