Originally Posted by DieselPaul

I didn't mean it like that, however in a thread about a car as obscure as a 190SL at this point, its probably worth noting that I actually had one in the past year. I've worked on dozens and drove one for about two years, so I like to think my opinion or commentary is of some value.


Not all Miata's came with hardtops no? On US spec SL's almost every SL was always delivered with a hardtop. Then the cars were parted, scrapped, etc. But the rust free hard tops lived on in peoples attics and basements long after the cars died. So there are a lot more tops than cars, and most of the cars that survived, still had their tops with them. And don't you need a hardtop to run spec miata? So people seek them out. On SL's most people don't use them, and don't want them. On an SL as valuabe as a 190 people really want to see both tops, but if you're selling to someone who will use the car, they often aren't too bothered by the missing top.

I had the small window top for my '59. I much prefer the look of the large window top, but it wasn't worth the money to buy a more aesthetically pleasing top, that I'd never use, that was also inaccurate for my car.

Look at R107 hardtops, I've bought multiple for $50/ea because every single USA car came with them.