Pros and cons of removable Phaeton top?

[Thearne3]

Hi all,

Restoring '29 std phaeton. Seat upholstery in good shape. Needs new top. Unlike the roadster, the phaeton top is stapled on at the rear tack bar.

2 issues:

1. I'm wondering whether to add hardware similar to the roadster, so that when the interior is done, I don't have to replace the top. I assume that I just put a seem on the bottom and add the hardware?

This car is a 'driver' not a show car, so I'm not really concerned that it is not as Henry built it.

2. The right side support post at the rear quarter is loose - whatever it screws into is broken. Is there any easy way to get at that piece without removing the stitching of the back seat and removing it to get at the broken piece? Does anyone have a picture of that part of the car without the seat in place?

Thanks!
Tom