NOTE:
Hobrecht has disappeared off the face of the planet.
We started buying from them in 1973 and were sad to
see them retire some years back. What we have in stock
is all that remains.
We
have been using this bar since 1973, when I installed
one in my own roadster; and have since sold hundreds?
of them. An excellent design, that fits both high and
low windshield roadsters. Main legs sit right above a
strong body support bracket (part of cars's frame).
Bar does not end up blocking the rear view mirror.
Also designed to clear the hardtops made by Custom
Hardtops (Snugtop) and Dynaplastics. These bars are
shipped unboxed and the paint may need touching up,
but they come in "easy-to-touchup" black.
Having
a bar in a car will work with the softop but you will
have to carefully work the frame over it putting it up
and down. The bar is as high and as wide as possible.
Any less defeats the purpose of having one. It will
also make it more difficult if you plan on using a top
boot when your top is down. Seat travel and ability to
recline can also be affected. There is a little leeway
on how it is mounted on the floor, we always mount it
as high as possible as the seat position is more
important then anything else after the heighth of the
bar.
These
bars are built for heighth and do a good job with the
seat situation as they are wide enough that the
headrests can just clear them on the side a little
bit. Tubing diameter is 2 inches.
Bars
would need to be paid for with a US Post Office Money
Order. There is also a liability waiver that needs to
be received. You can print out an emailed copy and
mail it back or we can paper-mail you a
copy.
With
72 hours notice these can be picked up as well; if you
have the waiver in hand.
This
waiver is necessary in today's litigeous society as
some people believe having this bar will allow them to
drive drunk and then survive going off a cliff or
getting hit by a dump truck. It won't. This is not a
structural roll cage. You would not be able to have a
top or opening doors or a windshield with a proper
roll cage. You would also need to be wearing a helmet;
fire suit; and have a automatic fire suppresion system
in the car. Most manufacturer's stopped calling these
"roll bars" in the 80s and began using "show bars".
I
have purchased many rollovers and have yet to see one
of these bars affected in a negative way. I have also
seen rollovers where the hardtop; although breaking in
the process; was able to protect the occupants. What
WILL help these bars help you; as well as the flimsy
seat belt mounts and seat mounts in the roadster; is
to either use progressively larger and larger washers
(up to 3 inches in diameter) and/or home built
reinforcement plates on the underside of the car. The
edges of the washers or plates should be bent away
from the floor slightly and/or buffed to reduce their
sharpness. This protects the floor from
tearing.
As
some of you may remember; I personally tested a
roadster structurally when a drunk in a 65 Mustang
came across the center line of a four lane highway
when we were both doing about 50.
DELIVERY
Atrocious,
hideous, unbelievable, unfathomable, mind blowing; as
is shipping on all large objects these
days.
We
are selling them delivered at $550 in the '48 states;
to lower stock. And picking them up is also possible
with notice (see above).
