Martha quothe: > > The following is an excerpt from a magazine called "Camping & RV" - > Jan/Feb 1995 issue. The article is entitled "A Class of Their Own," and > is about Class B motorhomes: > > > Though the Westfalia company ultimately gained the official Volkswagen conversion contract, Sportsmobile retained its proprietary roof retraction mechanism. > The apparatus allows the top to extend straight up, rather than merely > tip from one end. <snip> > Decades of experience has shown that some customer want only the > patented, retractable roof mechanism installed in their present family > van. Said to be deployable in less than ten seconds, once > installed, the new pop-up top nets owners 6'9" of usable headroom when > needed. <snip> That sounds like my pop-top. My conversion was done by Safare'. Since David S. has a Safare' that has a high-top, it sounds like this fits the description of Sportsmobile. Is is possible that one is a rose by another name?.... BTW, how long does it take to deploy (I love that choice of verbs) the Westy pop-top? -Patrick poser@leland.stanford.edu '73 Safare' Custom Camper -- Ms. Pickle
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