Top cover?

[colonelpowers]

A friend of mine told me years ago about an unusual car cover that he had had for an A. It always sounded like a good idea and I wondered if anyone has or makes one for a T. The cover was more like a cap and just covered the top and windows on his Tudor. It has been too long to recall the specifics beyond that. I could probably make one myself but wanted to see if they are something that you can buy.

[colonelpowers]

While I am asking the previous question let me ask another, more important question. I have to haul a new T purchase home on Sunday and it will be about a 12 hour trip with the car on an open trailer. I am afraid of covering the car because of potential damage to the paint but I worry about the older top on the car. It is a closed car. I was thinking about wrapping just the top with shrink wrap so that wind couldn't get a chance to damage it. Is it a good idea or just go without. The top looks good but I have no idea how dry and brittle it might be.

[Humblej]

A partial roof only car cover will be some custom made thing, I am not aware of one for a Model T available from any of the usual car cover manufacturers or vendors.

Towing a car on an open trailer has its risks, I hate trailering my 26 coupe but that said I have done it for thousands of miles. I have seen an older unrestored 26 Model T fourdoor at a swap meet that the top had peeled off enroute due to transporting on an open trailer, it happens. Your concern regarding the older top can be mitigated by duct taping the edges of the top to the adjoining metal so the top material will not have an exposed edge to get caught by the wind, although I have never done it. Some people remove the hood, I have never done that either. I would never trailer a Model T with any kind of car cover on it be it a total car cover or some kind of a roof and window only cover, not going over 25mph or where large trucks are zooming by, or in area of high winds. I load my coupe facing forward on an open trailer, but if you have a windshield visor and are unsure about its integrity, some load their closed cars facing backwards.

[Lessumner]

I made this one for my sedan.It fit tightly and held down with elastic straps to the running board. The back has a flap with velcro to ease installation and to pull it snug. Les

[TWrenn]

While I am asking the previous question let me ask another, more important question. I have to haul a new T purchase home on Sunday and it will be about a 12 hour trip with the car on an open trailer. I am afraid of covering the car because of potential damage to the paint but I worry about the older top on the car. It is a closed car. I was thinking about wrapping just the top with shrink wrap so that wind couldn't get a chance to damage it. Is it a good idea or just go without. The top looks good but I have no idea how dry and brittle it might be.

Your shrink wrap idea is probably the best and even safest route. Lord knows you don't want even a custom made cover that's not literally super tight around the edges hanging onto the car to blow off and cause an accident. If that happens you can kiss your entire life goodbye once the lawyers got hold of you. I'd even make darned well sure that the shrink wrap is practically "strangling" the car around it's bottom edge. They work well, as of course we see dozens of huge boats going down the highway at 70 mph with shrink wrap staying on. Good luck. But wish you had an enclosed trailer just the same.