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beachcat        BANNED From:Ontario, Canada |
posted 01-14-2012 05:52 PM
    
Could someone post the history of the hardtops? What was/is available and what is considered preferred? I hear names like TGF , metalcrafters, real rod. It would be greatly appreciated. |
xtreme prowler  POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 01-14-2012 06:03 PM
TGF Metalcrafters made the original hardtop... They also built the Prowler concept car for Chrysler... I believe the prowler store ( not affiliated with this site ) were developing a knock off of the TGF design... |
StingRay           POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Elk Grove Village, IL, USA |
posted 01-14-2012 06:29 PM
I don't believe Bob (RealRod) every made a hard top ... Marty may know for sure. |
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xtreme prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 01-14-2012 06:58 PM
your right Ray...Bob never did make a top and TGF stopped making them a year or two ago |
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StingRay POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Elk Grove Village, IL, USA |
posted 01-14-2012 07:37 PM
Thanks Jim. The older I get, the more I question my memory!  Wonder how 'ole Bob is doing? Anyone keep tabs with him?  |
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xtreme prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 01-14-2012 07:40 PM
never heard boo about Bob for a few years now... time flys |
tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 01-14-2012 08:08 PM
from my memory... ...TGF Metalcrafters in Ca. made the tops, there is a Gen 1 and a Gen II(most common)...the tops came painted unless specified otherwise and were packed in giant wooden crates that could have withstood a nuclear blast ...I purchased 2 new Gen II tops from Real Rod Bob, he was a distributor for TGF products for a short while...I also received one of the last TGF tops from TGF in primer for my Tangelo Kat ...TGF Metalcrafters built concept cars for Chrysler, Prowler, Atlantic, Challenger etc ...TGF also made grills and side panels(on my Kandi Kat) and probably a few other products I don't remember anymore
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jimsutton POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Ocala, FL, USA |
posted 01-14-2012 08:30 PM
I got one of the last ones made and I love it .. |
prowlrman Prowler Junkie From:Phoenix, AZ USA |
posted 01-15-2012 12:05 AM
My hard top from MetalCrafters was the best money I ever spent for my Prowler...I almost NEVER take it off the car. Totally different car in my opinion when you drive with it on. Much quieter inside. Glad I bought it when I did! |
attyedhall POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:midwest usa |
posted 01-15-2012 07:34 AM
i have the tgf side panels.rear spoiler..and hardtop...if you can find any..they are very well made. |
NITE-4X4 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Billings, MT, USA |
posted 01-15-2012 01:40 PM
Members of this site use to organize group purchases of TGF hardtops if there were 10 or so interested individuals. It's been a while since there was a group purchase. Perhaps TGF would make another batch of them??? Who can find out? |
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xtreme prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 01-15-2012 01:43 PM
I organized a couple then Mike Williams did a couple.. he has had the most recent contact with TGF on the subject... I'm pretty sure they won't make anymore tops... Mike may know more about this |
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xpguy1 Prowler Newbie From:Carlsbad, CA |
posted 01-15-2012 11:25 PM
Always liked the hardtop and got one on my second Kat. A few years back this is what I wanted. Not many fans of the bubble top, but I liked it. http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000084.html
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reechee POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:San Rafael, CA |
posted 01-16-2012 02:53 PM
You can get a hardtop here. http://www.theprowlerstore.com/Products_Page_Accessories_Hard_Top.htm ------------------ |
ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 01-16-2012 03:06 PM
"Shipping from Michigan" ??
I have yet to know of anyone who has bought one from this business,,,,anybody buy one from them yet? If so,,,how was the quality? |
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xtreme prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 01-17-2012 07:22 AM
Maybe it is the guy that made the fiberglass louvered side panels..  |
1buddyc POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:San Antonio Texas USA |
posted 01-17-2012 09:52 AM
quote: Sorry to report, but he went out of business last year. Maybe they arrive in Michigan from a boat from China in the Great Lakes?............................. |
Marty Usher POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:San Antonio, Texas, United States |
posted 01-17-2012 10:00 AM
TGF and Metalcrafters the same company and produced the hardtops. Bob Goetz (Realrod) sold them as a rep for TGF for a while but never produced any himself. |
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ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 01-17-2012 11:34 AM
quote: Maybe,,,they don't exist? You pay them $2800, and they hold your money until later down the road, and refund it? Anyone bought one from them? |
DIXIE Cat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:FLORIDA, USA |
posted 01-17-2012 01:15 PM
quote: Has anyone purchased one of theirs? I've heard they are unfinished inside and quality doesn't compare to the TGF manufactured ones. |
idive POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas USA |
posted 01-18-2012 12:12 PM
Some on here have posted in the past that they purchased a hardtop from them. As I recall quality did not compare to TGF. A search may find some of those posts. |
Mike Williams POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Tomball, TX, USA |
posted 02-06-2012 06:19 PM
TGF is out of the hardtop business. I sent an email to Nani Harvey and they are no longer manufacturing them. I also asked about the molds, latches, gaskets and pins; they are gone!!! Sorry that I am just now responding; however, I have not been on POA in quite awhile. |
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royreed86 Prowler Enthusiast From:Denver, CO 80235 USA |
posted 02-08-2012 01:35 PM
How did those things cost anyway?I can't imagine me going somewhere and not having mw convetible. Hemnut |
ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 02-08-2012 03:16 PM
We have gone on trips with the hardtop and then put the hardtop in the hotel room for the week. It is a lot quieter ride with the hardtop and changes the looks of the car but does take away from the open air feel. I haven't used the hardtop for several years actually but I am still glad I have it. |
treyb POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:West Orange, NJ |
posted 02-09-2012 07:06 AM
I found and brought a used black TGF one a few months ago. Have not used it yet but the plan is for track days, where they will let me run with out a soft top, longer trips and for looks going for a red on black theme. Very good quality. Top down is the way to go though for nice days. |
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