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[RS2000EXPRESS]

Was there a chocolate vinyl roof on the RS?

[topaz]

I will have my clipboard in hand at Kames and Croft ...

[Martin]

Paul my Signal Red Code is 00 (zero zero)

[paul spence]

**** me neil,that brought us breakfast in bed

[RUDDY]

Was there a chocolate vinyl roof on the RS?

I have pics of a few beige cars with tobacco vinyl roof fitted

[topaz]

I have pics of a few beige cars with tobacco vinyl roof fitted

they are white cars owned by chainsmokers

[191964]

PM sent

[Troll]

PM sent.. my RS2 has a chocolate headlining only just noticed.

[RUDDY]

Was there a chocolate vinyl roof on the RS?

There are several in the register with tobacco vinyl roofs fitted, all look factory although a brochure I have states tobacco is not available on RS range , would be interested therefore to read a VIN from one thus fitted, all seem to be beige that have tobacco vinyl roof.



Updated, anyone know why black trim changed in 78 from A1 to A7 is it because the seats changed from scheel to base/custom ?

Still need the blanks filling gents, cheers, Paul

[rwdrs]

what year is the documentation from?

I would suggest that these were all late or "batch" cars like the runs of Harriers done in 3 runs of 500

This may explain it being a "special" or the documentation you've got there is not accurate for the time at which these cars came off the line

[RUDDY]

I would suggest that these were all late or "batch" cars like the runs of Harriers done in 3 runs of 500

The chassis numbers are not concurrent with the cars being produced at the same time.

[CHELT RS]

Just looked at my '78 and black trim code is A8 and paint code O for signal orange.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

There are several in the register with tobacco vinyl roofs fitted, all look factory although a brochure I have states tobacco is not available on RS range , would be interested therefore to read a VIN from one thus fitted, all seem to be beige that have tobacco vinyl roof.



Updated, anyone know why black trim changed in 78 from A1 to A7 is it because the seats changed from scheel to base/custom ?

Still need the blanks filling gents, cheers, Paul

I go far enough to remember when these cars were new, and I never remember seeing a new RS fitted with a tobacco coloured V/Roof as original equipment. Looking at my first and last brochures, the V/Roof option is always offered in black.

I reckon that the chocolate/tobacco coloured vinyl roofs or any other colour for that matter, were fitted or arranged by the dealer themselves on a car supplied from the factory without the v/roof. I know this was common practice with many car dealers at that time. The dealers where either geared up to fit the vinyl roofs or small outside firms were employed. Often these firms would use an after market type kit which used a cheaper form of finishing trims, as the Ford items (hockey sticks) where expensive to buy even then. I believe that this was also the reason why the vinyl did not continue to run down the front pillars on some cars, as Capri kits were often used. The beauty of all this was that it offered the customer extra choice of colour for the v/roof, as not everyone liked black.

The example of tobacco v/roof shown here was obviously fitted after delivery from the factory, as the hockey stick mouldings on the rear pillar are not original (look early type or after-market items). Often a glass sunroof as shown here, would be offered at the same time as the aftermarket v/roof as part of a package, probably involving a bit of a deal thrown in.

Tim.

[rwdrs]

My Signal Orange car has the A7 black trim

Regards, tobacco not being available on the RS, I don't see why this shouldn't be available there wasn't much that was reserved only for the STD models that wasn't available on the RS.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

My Signal Orange car has the A7 black trim

Regards, tobacco not being available on the RS, I don't see why this shouldn't be available there wasn't much that was reserved only for the STD models that wasn't available on the RS.

Not ever seen it, or shown in any official RS literature.

Fords did some odd things at times, they introduced chocolate and biege trim. They scrapped the lovely black RS headlining which was a trade mark of the RS, and made black trim totally unavailable, only to bring it back later, on the lesser model "Harriers". Many owners could not live with this change, and so in the 80's there were cases were some were swapping their brown and biege trim for their favourite s/h black trim.