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1: Help - T-TOP\'s of the 70\'s .. ID your Top
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There are 5 types of tops used on mid 70's to 81 Firebird Trans Am & Camaro .. ..

  • Hurst 1 & 2
  • GM Fisher
  • Cars & Concepts
  • American Sunroof Corporation.

 

The most common and arguable the best made are the GM to

GM Fisher T-Tops ..used from 76-to 81. seen above- they have ONE handle per top, 

   They have a PIN rod securing latch and have metal U channel surrounds around the glass.  

   They came in about 4 different shades of glass from dark tint to GOLD to Silver.  

    Inside latch is covered in a rounded plastic trim panel covering the lever inside. 

The next is probably .. a toss up between Hurst 2 and the Dealer Fitted Cars & Concepts.

 C&C are the largest top. (for seal help look at part no PW11759)

 Easy to recognize. The Glass meets in roof center... they have no trim around the glass, have twist out inner securing ties. They have ONE handle per top. and the latch in pin type. the latch plastic cover inside is very squared.   These have a water Logo in the glass logo on the Rear outer on each top .. a small square with "C&C" letters, the tops typically had a 2-inch metal outer flat glass edge. normally black. and aftermarket kit... dealer fitted type of thing.

Hurst 1 & Hurst 2:  They both are smaller tops. have metal surrounds... have 2 handles per top.. and a plastic square pin lock pin coming out on the outer sides.  Both have "HH" logo on the glasses .. which stood for Hurst Hatch... on the outer rear sides. Importantly they are 17.5 inches deep.  The first design used the weather seal to hold up the headliner... the 2nd used a plastic U-shaped trim molding... Used mainly from 76-78

 The American Sunroof Corp (Aka Texas T-Top.  An aftermarket kit... dealer fitted type of thing... far, far less common... was a near copy of the Hurst, but 2.5 inches deeper... @ 19 & 3/4" meaning door to door across the car.  They also had metal frames and two handles per top. 

  Above: a clear image of the factory GM 78-81 T-Top

 

Above: the aftermarket C&C T-Top.. note how the tops align next to each

other in the center, where there is a metal rib down the guts. An edge mold goes

across the front and rear which is no the body. Top has NO frame edge of its own.

Above: Rarer but out there.. the AMERICAN SUNROOF CORP, note its so 

much like the HURST but about 150mm longer, and has the wider border

moldings, big gap in the center.

Above: How you would need to obtain a 78-81 GM T-Top roof if changing or adding it.