HELP IDENTIFIYING HARD TOP

[cath's mg]

This is the hard top I managed to save from the breakers, it a different style from the one we have on Cath's car and also a lot lighter.
Can anyone tell me anything about it please.

Under the Head Lining is

[cath's mg]

There is also the sticker below. I can not make out the printed writing but have shown what is written in pen

It has the MG decal stickers which as far as I have been able to find out are no longer available

Leather headlining

[cath's mg]

also has the upgraded clips

Although I have not weighed it, it does seem to be a fair bit lighter than the top on Cath's car

Gary

[purplebargeken]

It's a hard top with a leather interior.

That looks pretty smart actually. Swap 'em!

[cath's mg]

It's a hard top with a leather interior.

That looks pretty smart actually. Swap 'em!

Cath said I have to keep my hands of her car now we have Mable ....................... but she is thinking about it

[purplebargeken]

It would really suit your car Cath. That is a nice looking hardtop.

[Green Squirrel]

looks like the Heritage hardtop - very smart but was not a Rover part. See http://www.bmh-ltd.com/hardtop.htm

[cath's mg]

looks like the Heritage hardtop - very smart but was not a Rover part.

Makes sense as the top on the car now doesn't have this, and has MG Rover stickers under the Head Lining

I guess this detail may act as some sort or rain channel?

[purplebargeken]

That was one pricey piece of kit!!

Rain channel or to add rigidity. Rain channel more likely. Seriously nice though.

[purplebargeken]

Deffo the Heritage one. There is one on ebay but in black.

[Martin_Bmth]

Looks like you've been lucky there Gary and got yourself a bargain

[quick_spider]

I much prefer the heritage hardtop to the standard. Are you sure the stickers are NLA? I bought a set just before last winter when I had my hardtop resprayed.

The rain channels mean you don't get as much water on you when you open the door!

[cath's mg]

I much prefer the heritage hardtop to the standard. Are you sure the stickers are NLA? I bought a set just before last winter when I had my hardtop resprayed.

The rain channels mean you don't get as much water on you when you open the door!

I contacted British Motor Heritage a few months ago, was told they were no longer available and to try Mike Satur, they didn't know what I was talking about.
Do you know who you spoke to there?

[stuart]

Definitely the heritage hard top- same as what's fitted to my car Gary. The rain channels do a good job, my feeling is that they suit the More angular TF, those rain channels line up with the lines on the boot quite nicely.

A really good find though mate

[cath's mg]

Definitely the heritage hard top- same as what's fitted to my car Gary. The rain channels do a good job, my feeling is that they suit the More angular TF, those rain channels line up with the lines on the boot quite nicely.

A really good find though mate

Hi Mate, not sure what im going to do with it yet. Cath is thinking about keeping it for her car .
If she don't want it ill offer it up on here for what I paid for it (£225), if she wants it ill get it sprayed and try and sell the Rover one

[stuart]

Expensive option when new mate, £1150 or £1500 colour coded.

[Geoff.F]

"Krafthaus" shows that it was made by K & H Assemblies of Tamworth (now closed) and Marketed by BMH. They made a variety of MG Hardtops including the RV8.
Original MGR Black Only Hardtops had the plain roof until MY 2000 when they introduced the colour matched K&H HardTop with the shaped roof as an option.
Geoff F.