Roofless CMPs

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Just wanted to add a comment about driving CMPs without the roof, it is significantly quieter, the noise of the engine an transmission goes by your ears only once instead of bouncing around inside the cab. I've driven both my Pattern 12 and 13 extensively without the steel cap top. In fact I have never permanently installed the roof on my Pat 12.

Did try and make a soft top for the Pat 13, but found the problem to be getting the fabric tight enough to drive more 30-35 MPH. Also never tried driving it in the rain.

I can imagine there are pros and cons regarding having a metal roof or not. In the Dutch climate, I am often happy to have a real roof over my head rather than a piece of flapping and dripping canvas