volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse Dork
1/7/15 9:31 a.m.

Looking for something a bit more "vintage" than your standard NA Miata hardtop? Well, look no further:

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As it turns out, the roof of a Volvo PV544 fits nicely on a Miata. With some modification, this could be a great GT automobile!

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Buy it now! It's sitting on my property waiting for a good home! Seven hundred bucks, with or without the awesome roof...but you'd be a FOOL not to take it!

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/15 9:32 a.m.

Looks like a GT6.

Duke
Duke UltimaDork
1/7/15 9:43 a.m.

I was thinking more like a big Mini Marcos.

LuxInterior
LuxInterior Reader
1/7/15 10:50 a.m.

Could be the perfect el cheapo answer for a Lemons Miata needing a roof.

volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse Dork
1/7/15 11:07 a.m.

And a way to get your cheaty-arse Miata past BS inspection!

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
1/7/15 11:09 a.m.

Somebody post pics of the 2 cars in question. I chop them when I get home.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
1/7/15 11:15 a.m.

First picture no workey

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
1/7/15 12:05 p.m.

CGLockRacer
CGLockRacer GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/7/15 12:07 p.m.

I've thought about doing something similar with an old RX-7 or Escort GT Hatchback roof.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/15 12:15 p.m.

I did a photoshop of a Miata with a roof from another car years ago. I think it was the Ford ZX2. Looked pretty good, but I had to cheat too much with the scaling.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/15 12:17 p.m.

Aha! Doesn't look as good as I remembered.

I dig the Maxi Marcos Miata.

volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse Dork
1/7/15 12:19 p.m.

The width on the PV544 roof is almost perfect. It's a bit too tall, but a little trimming here and there and it'd be doable.

volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse Dork
1/30/15 5:31 a.m.

SOLD the Miata. Without the hardtop, to an Exocet builder.

Alphadawg
Alphadawg New Reader
1/30/15 2:08 p.m.

There is a guy (John) in the Atlanta region SCCA who runs an NA with an unusual hard top like this. It flows back to the trunk and looks like a hatchback. Really cool - I would love to find one like it

Rupert
Rupert HalfDork
1/30/15 2:11 p.m.

In reply to Alphadawg:Picture??

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
1/30/15 2:12 p.m.
Alphadawg wrote: There is a guy (John) in the Atlanta region SCCA who runs an NA with an unusual hard top like this. It flows back to the trunk and looks like a hatchback. Really cool - I would love to find one like it

Autokonexion fastback.

http://www.google.com/search?q=autokonexion+fastback&biw=1252&bih=462&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=n-XLVJPON8eoogTGtIK4Bw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg

volvoclearinghouse
volvoclearinghouse Dork
1/30/15 3:09 p.m.

That looks really good. Looks like it involves a new trunklid and a hardtop.

Karacticus
Karacticus GRM+ Memberand Reader
1/30/15 3:25 p.m.

The Miaro Chump car team cut theirs off of a Neon and hammered it to fit.

beans
beans Dork
1/30/15 3:58 p.m.

Need more angles of that one

Karacticus
Karacticus GRM+ Memberand Reader
1/30/15 4:15 p.m.
beans wrote: Need more angles of that one

I googled "miaro chump car image" They also appear to have a facebook site.

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy GRM+ Memberand UberDork
1/30/15 4:38 p.m.

Color me surprised that the factory Miata M Coupe thing didn't get linked yet.

beans
beans Dork
1/30/15 5:39 p.m.

In reply to Karacticus:

That's.... not too shabby actually.

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