Re: the roof top

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2009/5/28 15:32:25

Owen I did not mean to repeat your answer. I wrote mine without reading yours. Hope I added something of interest anyway.

Further research reveals the first GM "Turret Top" was on the 1935 models, introduced in late 1934. The Chevrolet Standard still had the old top insert that year. So my memory was correct that the steel mills started turning out the new wide sheet metal in 1934.

The last American car I can recall with the top insert was a 1937 Plymouth standard coupe. Don't know of any 1938 or newer models. Although the English Riley RM had a padded top over a wire mesh base as late as 1955 or 1956.