36 sedan convertible top needed

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Erbleding

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Does anyone know of a place that has a pattern and the ability to make a convertible top for a 36 Sedan Convertible Trunk Back? I have found a few local places (Central Indiana) that will do the installation, but cannot source the top. I doubt this would be an “off the shelf” item and would need to be custom sewn?
 
I'd think a pattern could be made from an existing top on another car, but would be prohibitively expensive to go that route. Probably your best bet would be to find another owner who has an existing top in need of replacing, and go together on a pair of tops made from that one. Even then, each one would have to be custom fitted separately. Having the original would be key to the restoration.
I was lucky with my '38, the top had been made by a local club member who was the best in his field, and was still serviceable for as long as I owned the car. That was a total time of over sixty years for that top! It's only major deterioration occurred out in the sunshine during road trips, otherwise garage kept.
Sorry for my rambling, I just can't believe I sold that car.
 
Experienced upholstery shop should be able to duplicate your top from pictures. I've had 6-7 tops custom made by the same guy over the years. Don't cheap out on the material. Good ain't cheap & cheap ain't good.
 
A Carson Top on a 36 tub would be very cool. The inherent problems with such a top: weight, storage when not in use, installation and removal, etc. could be minimized with some ingenuity and research.
This would be something that you could design and build yourself.
 
47topless, just a couple points for clarification… the OP’s car has roll up windows and a trunk, not what you’d call a tub. And while a handful of V8ers might have the ability to fabricate a somewhat respectable removable top it would not and could never be a Carson top.
 
Kurt 35 and up to mid 36 are the same until the trunk model was released. But Aro lists the 36 with a trunk too. Dan.
 
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