Vinyl Covered Hardtop

[Michael M.]

When i bought my 65 it had a black covered vinyl hardtop. Understanding these were not available in 65, how many were sold from GM in 67? I have not seen this top on any cars!

[Steven B.]

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I don't have my Black Books with me but "assume" the '67 numbers are there???? In the town where I lived a major dealer had vinyl, usually white and tan, installed on mid years and on coupes and convertibles from '68-about '75. I had a friend who bought a new white '74 coupe with tan interior and had a matching tan covered top including the butresses. It actually looked pretty good. Another bought a blue convertible with silver interior and had the hardtop covered in silver vinyl and silver stripes a few years earlier.

[Michael S.]

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I have a factory original 1967 black vinyl covered hardtop on my '67. I don't have a book with numbers in front of me but according to the C-2 Registry 8.57% of the hardtops had the vinyl covering.

[John H.]

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6,880 hardtops were ordered in 1967 (5,985 in addition to the soft top, 895 in place of the soft top); 1,966 of them had the optional C08 vinyl covering.

[Steven B.]

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From Roger's website: (numbers likely extrapolated)

1967 Corvette Options

RPO#	DESCRIPTION	QUANTITY	$ RETAIL
19437	Base Corvette Sport Coupe	8,504	4,388
19467	Base Corvette Convertible	14,436	4,240
n/a	Genuine Leather Seats	1,601	79
A01	Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows	11,331	15
A02	Soft Ray Tinted Glass, windshield	6,668	10
A31	Power Windows	4,036	57
A82	Headrests	1,762	42
A85	Shoulder Belts	1,426	26
C07	Auxillary Hardtop (convertible only)	6,880	231
C08	Vinyl Covering (for Auxillary Hardtop)	1,966	52
C48	Heater and Defroster Deletion	35	-97
C60	Air Conditioning	3,788	412
F41	Special Front and Rear Suspension	2,198	36
G81	Positraction Rear Axle	20,308	42
J50	Power Brakes	4,766	42
J56	Special Heavy Duty Brakes	267	342
K19	Air Injection Reactor	2,573	44
K66	Transistor Ignition System	5,759	73
L36	427ci, 390hp Engine	3,832	200
L79	327ci, 350hp Engine	6,375	105
L68	427ci, 400hp Engine	2,101	305
L71	427ci, 435hp Engine	3,754	437
L88	427ci, 430hp Engine	20	947
L89	Aluminum Cylinder Heads with L71 Engine	16	368
M20	4-Speed Manual Transmission	9,157	184
M21	4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio	11,015	184
M22	4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio, hvy dty	20	237
M35	Powerglide Automatic Transmission	2,324	194
N03	36 Gallon Fuel Tank (coupe only)	2	198
N11	Off Road Exhaust System	2,326	36
N14	Side Mount Exhaust System	4,209	131
N36	Telescopic Steering Column	2,415	42
N40	Power Steering	5,747	94
N89	Cast Aluminum Bolt-On Wheels	720	263
P92	7.75x15 Whitewall Tires	13,445	31
QB1	7.75x15 Redline Tires	4,230	46
U15	Speed Warning Indicator	2,108	10
U69	AM-FM Radio	22,193	172

[Tim G.]

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I've had a number of these; I like them because you really don't have to worry about paint damage or cracks in the hardtop. I put a headliner in one last week and I put the top on a table and worked on the headliner. No worries about chipping or scratching the paint. As I understand the production process, all covered tops were painted car color before the vinyl was installed.

[Neal K.]

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My original 67 hard top has black vinyl. About 3 years ago I had the top restored by Glass Works. I think they did a great job. I have a precut piece of the vinyl material which came on a large cardboard tube. I purchased it from GM in the late 70's intending to use it when I restored the top but as it turned out Glass Works preferred to use their own material.