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Old Mar 11th, 2009, 01:31 PM
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R57 Karmann Union Jack Fabric Roof

Hey.

In this weeks Auto Express (UK Issue 1054 - Page 16) there is a pic of a Black R57 Cooper S Cab with a Union Jack fabric top from the Geneva Motor Show.

The article states that Karmann, whos stand the car appeared on, will ensure that the Fiat 500C and forthcoming Citroen DS won't have it all their own way when it comes to personalising canvas roofs.

Anyone managed to find a pic of this on the internet? Looks really interesting to me
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Old Mar 11th, 2009, 05:59 PM
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Yep - saw it myself yesterday at Geneve and sat in the very car! It did look to me like a large stick on patch! Sorry, but it didn't inspire me to reach for my camera!
There's also (not a very good) picture in this weeks Autocar p11.
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I like it...wonder how much it would cost to get it done!

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Old Mar 12th, 2009, 02:52 AM
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Old Mar 12th, 2009, 04:15 AM
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hehe thats cool.. but I wonder how quickly that would wear... damn roof wearing on cabrio's!

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Old Mar 12th, 2009, 05:23 AM
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Color me crazy! A custom roof for the soft top!!!...(sips more coffee, scratches his head)... I am thinking of getting an album cover done, like Led Zepplinish or maybe something with a collage of flags from...(realizes this post has been affected by a caffiene jolt at 6am.) ha,ha

Seriously, are they going to be doing this for real! (option overload starting to set in...)

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MIni will be offering this as an option on 2010 models along with chequered and others I have read
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they need to get the print sorted as it looks a bit odd in my eye where it steps off at an angle at the rear roof section.
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hehe thats cool.. but I wonder how quickly that would wear... damn roof wearing on cabrio's!

Different company making the roof on the R57 so we live in hope that the issues won't be there

Although roofs like this have been done before on the old cabrio, so if you wanted one you can get it now already
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And we'll all have 'Openometers' this time around to measure the rate of wear on our roofs...
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Quote: Originally Posted by Phil Craddock (original)
they need to get the print sorted as it looks a bit odd in my eye where it steps off at an angle at the rear roof section.

thats exactly what I was thinking too Phil, that angle looks odd and I have to say I really don't like it, I think it looks awful tbh

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And we'll all have 'Openometers' this time around to measure the rate of wear on our roofs...


Haha that's funny!

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i talked to karmann. they also developed a viper stripes, a chequered flag and MINI lettering roof. in approximately 15 months this roof will be available.

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MINI letterinng would be quite fun. the UJ would get dirty too quick I reckon
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