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Woodie1 · 05-13-2022, 06:30 PM

We have 39 convertible sedan that I'd like to drive with the top down. We don't have a boot for it so I don't know if this would be bad for the top. There aren't any hold down straps on the top either.

kartrae7 · 05-13-2022, 09:28 PM

Never had a 39 but had a few early 60s convertibles not one ever had a boot. I just put the top down and drove it just lays there. Never try and put the top up or down while driving down the road.

Woodie1 · 05-14-2022, 09:59 AM

I have had other convertibles as well. The top goes down into a well. On the 39 it's so big it actually hangs off the back of the body by maybe a foot.

rotorwrench · 05-14-2022, 10:25 AM

The convertible sedan top is a large one. Boots help to protect a top for extended periods with the top down. It keeps things from moving around a little better and pads the fabric a bit. Loose fabric can flutter in the wind and that's destructive to any type of canvas. If the top has the glass backlite then it will need some protection. The car should be stored with the top up just to maintain it's shape and flexibility. A boot just acts like a cover for a standard convertible type car but for a phaeton or convertible sedan where the top hangs off the back of the car, it definitely helps to secure and protect it it top down position. A boot shouldn't be all that expensive to have made. The top down can be used as a pattern but someone out there may have a dimensional drawing of one.

V8COOPMAN · 05-14-2022, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodie1

We have 39 convertible sedan that I'd like to drive with the top down. We don't have a boot for it so I don't know if this would be bad for the top. There aren't any hold down straps on the top either.

A couple of pics with the top just DOWN! Coop

And then.....there's THIS!

Woodie1 · 05-15-2022, 05:30 PM

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It would be nice to have a top boot. I sure don't want the material to beat itself to pieces in the wind.

Jacques1960 · 05-15-2022, 07:24 PM

Let us know if you can source one; I also need, but for a ‘36 Phaeton

38convsedan · 12-10-2023, 10:29 AM

Anyone have source/patterns for 38 CS boot?

05-13-2022, 06:30 PM	#1
Woodie1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: W. Mich. Posts: 471	1939 Convertible Sedan Top We have 39 convertible sedan that I'd like to drive with the top down. We don't have a boot for it so I don't know if this would be bad for the top. There aren't any hold down straps on the top either.

05-13-2022, 09:28 PM	#2
kartrae7 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: maryland Posts: 22	Re: 1939 Convertible Sedan Top Never had a 39 but had a few early 60s convertibles not one ever had a boot. I just put the top down and drove it just lays there. Never try and put the top up or down while driving down the road.

05-14-2022, 09:59 AM	#3
Woodie1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: W. Mich. Posts: 471	Re: 1939 Convertible Sedan Top I have had other convertibles as well. The top goes down into a well. On the 39 it's so big it actually hangs off the back of the body by maybe a foot.

05-14-2022, 10:25 AM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: 1939 Convertible Sedan Top The convertible sedan top is a large one. Boots help to protect a top for extended periods with the top down. It keeps things from moving around a little better and pads the fabric a bit. Loose fabric can flutter in the wind and that's destructive to any type of canvas. If the top has the glass backlite then it will need some protection. The car should be stored with the top up just to maintain it's shape and flexibility. A boot just acts like a cover for a standard convertible type car but for a phaeton or convertible sedan where the top hangs off the back of the car, it definitely helps to secure and protect it it top down position. A boot shouldn't be all that expensive to have made. The top down can be used as a pattern but someone out there may have a dimensional drawing of one. Last edited by rotorwrench; 05-14-2022 at 10:34 AM.

05-15-2022, 05:30 PM	#6
Woodie1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: W. Mich. Posts: 471	Re: 1939 Convertible Sedan Top Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It would be nice to have a top boot. I sure don't want the material to beat itself to pieces in the wind.

05-15-2022, 07:24 PM	#7
Jacques1960 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Mount Desert, Maine Posts: 504	Re: 1939 Convertible Sedan Top Let us know if you can source one; I also need, but for a ‘36 Phaeton __________________ No job’s done ‘til it’s all done

12-10-2023, 10:29 AM	#8
38convsedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 377	Re: 1939 Convertible Sedan Top Anyone have source/patterns for 38 CS boot?