[tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top

  • From: Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:45:22 -0600

I was hoping that a more knowledgeable person would respond. I was told it was 
a rain accumulator that helped keep rain from running down into the front 
screened window. 




On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:33 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>   Seriously. What does it do with rain? When the top is down it is sealed. 
> When the top is up it,... well really. What can it do but look cute? 
>   Not arguing. Genuinely curious. 
> 
> --- On Wed, 1/26/11, theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 9:48 PM
> 
>  How bout dat     I thought it was to hide the staples on the canvas .  Terry
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:21 pm
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
> 
> It is designed for the rain. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 8:06 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>>   Do you remember seeing old pictures of Westies with the top up and they 
>> had that huge white fringe going across the front on top? 
>>   That fringe is cheap and available but nobody ever seems to replace it. 
>>   I am just wondering- Do you suppose it serves a purpose? 
>>   I mean, it is cute and all, but those Germans were not easily distracted 
>> by aesthetics. Every little thing served at least one purpose. 
>>   I am wondering if it helps insulate against drafts while driving. 
>>   As we all know, on cold days, every little bit of draft sealing helps. (As 
>> Gawd is my witness, I will one day invent a simple devise that will clip 
>> onto the the air vents at each end of the dash to seal them off during 
>> winter months!) 
>> 
> 

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