A Triumph Innovation, Sorry MG

[MikeH]

The first Targa Top. Ten years before Porsche.

 

[R6MGS]

Very nice....But I wonder if some of those pre-war MG's could be considered Targa tops, the ones where the top half of the roof folds seperate from the back half(VA Tickford maybe?)

 

[MikeH]

Very possible, I don't know the pre-war Mg's at all. Although the over all winner at the show my picture is from, was a beautiful PB

 

[Steve_S]

That would be the Tickford top, which was not specific to M.G. The top could be cranked various positions. One position would open the area just above the occupant's heads.

 

[JamesWilson]

I think your "ten years" is a tad optomistic: Porsche started building 911s and 912s with targa tops in 1965.

And besides the MGs noted above Rolls Royce allowed open air motoring for one's chauffeur very early.....

 

[MikeH]

James, you're right, I was a tad optomistic on ten years. I also believe that the Targa connotation describes a removable and replacable piece of a hard top. Thanks for the Tickford Top picture Steve.

 

[nathandarby67]

I like it! I saw one of those old Tickford tops at a show several years back...it is right up there with rubmle seats on my all-time favoritelist of old car anacronisims!