Tried out the top and side curtains for the first time...

[Karl Bebout]

A bit off subject, but experience should be shared....drill at least a couple 3/8" holes in the foot box floors for drainage. Driving in pouring rain is bad enough but having your feet in an inch or more of COLD water sure adds to the misery or joy of driving a SPORTS CAR.

[35olds]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

A bit off subject, but experience should be shared....drill at least a couple 3/8" holes in the foot box floors for drainage. Driving in pouring rain is bad enough but having your feet in an inch or more of COLD water sure adds to the misery or joy of driving a SPORTS CAR.

me too no top

[KevinW]

For your amusement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngTk1Znxp_Y

Me over 10 years ago taking my first Cobra for its SVA re-test to legalise it, prior to paint and a few add-ons for the purposes of the test. No top or side curtains of any sort. We were the only open top sports car OTR that cold October day, although we got a lot of thumbs up from people that must have thought we were mad. 140 mile round trip in pouring rain around the M25 - London's orbital motorway and out onto the motorway in Kent. Tremendous spray from passing trucks, I was fairly scared as visibility was down to less than 5m as I peered round the screen, given there was more rain coming round on the inside than on the front of it.

Moral of the story: never drive a cobra in high rain high wind conditions on a freeway/motorway without some form of top. Too dangerous and car took weeks to dry out.

[Tom Wells]

Here's a shot of my Everett Morrison top. If anyone tries to convince you this is as wet as no top, well, they must not have a decent top...

Only caution is that the side curtains need to be in place in order to do highway speeds. Otherwise, definitely better than no top!

[Steve Gallegos]

I have a Bimini top I made, I keep it on most of the time. Keeps the sun off and the rain. Driven at 80MPH no problem. not even a flutter. I have custom windows made out of plexyglass. They slide in to the holes on the top of the door. I have only used them a couple of times, but they work great.