Nor Cal SL55

Just a question on what you guys perfer seeing at a car show:

SL with the top down?

or

SL with the top up?

My car has been accepted in a really nice concours show and I am curious to hear opinions on what is the best way to display a SL55.

Other options? Hood open? roll bar up/down? Top half way?

Thank you for any comments - Nor Cal SL55

PoCoAMG

The car looks so clean with the top down and the roll bar down IMHO. This way it shows off the interior as well. Can't wait to see some pics.

Cheers!

Shaun

Viper98912

Top down if you have a nice interior. If not, top up with all four windows down

euphoriaDSM

I always keep the top up and all the windows up because to me it looks meaner.

PoCoAMG

....my black triangle corner pieces didn't look like crap

Shaun

boostd

With the top down at a show. I think next time I'll leave the top up. It looks meaner, like mentioned above.

PoCoAMG

I didn't see a car in that last post (insert top down or top up joke)

Seriously car still looks good either way...

Shaun

Ejbrock

Ejbrock
+1 on top up. I agree it looks meaner especially if windows are tinted��

Nosmo SL55

I agree that it looks meaner with the top up, but it's a roadster so in my opinion it has to be displayed with the top down!

Ejbrock

Ejbrock
Nosmo SL55
I see your point and agree top down!

Ed954

Top up!

Nor Cal SL55

I never should have posted the question.... Now I am even more indecisive.

Nosmo SL55

You could always alternate between up and down during the time you're there. I'm sure people would be fascinated by seeing the hard top disappear into the boot (trunk).

Ejbrock

Ejbrock

Nor Cal55 ask the organizers of the show how they would like you to display your car!! You could send them pictures of top up or top down.

Nor Cal SL55

I was thinking the same thing... hard to know what the judges think. I'm tending towards top down - but the lines of the 2007 SL55 are so classic, it's a great thing to see with the top up too. It's a design that is timeless in my opinion.


I may wait to see what others are doing at the show.

Thanks for all your input!

Ejbrock

Ejbrock

Nor Cal SL 55

How did you show your car at the event?

Nor Cal SL55

With a Ferrari 458 on one side and a Morgan Aero on the other with their tops down, I went with the top down - like all of the verts in the group.

Show started at 10:00 and with signs of rain coming at 1:00, I put my top up to the shouts of everyone calling me "CHICKEN"!!!!! 2 minutes later, all tops went up as the rain came down.

Other than being hindered by the rain, it was a great show and lots of fantastic cars to see. Ultimately, the cars in our group were not judged due to SCCA rules that me and many others were not notified of.

Here are a couple of pics.

boostd

This is what my car looked like at Cars and Coffee over the weekend. I definitely like the top up a lot better.

Ejbrock

Ejbrock
NorCal thanks for the follow up! Your car looked amazing!

Nor Cal SL55

Those pictures are not very good quality - Sorry...