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    Posted: 01 Apr 15 at 4:20pm
Originally posted by alstorer

We used to car top my Mirror when I was a lad, but dad built extensions for the roof rack so it fitted.

Yes - we car topped ours but it needed a wider roof rack than standard.  Check the width!
What could possibly go wrong?
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as has been said you will likely need  wider bars than standard 

I doubt the hullweight of a mirror  will post a problem  and spar overhangs  won;t be an issue if she's original style rigged ( which the folk truth has  as  the main reason the sliding gunter rig was chosen )
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It was easier to cartop in the 70's, cars were so much lower and smaller!

I was standing beside an old Cortina estate in a carpark recently wondering how we all got into it, towed a chunky 12ft outboard launch and had a Mirror on top. The Cortina is tiny compared to the bus like vehicles we use now.
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As suggested my main concern is the height, lifting 50kg is fine, but lifting above my head is another matter.

I have bitten the bullet and ordered a tow bar and will look to buy a road base if I go for the local boat.

Thanks for the comments.
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Heavy trailers can do your back in as well. Perhaps order a jockey wheel if you struggle manhanding the thing around.

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Posts: 478 		Post Options Post Options   Quote iiitick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Apr 15 at 3:55pm
Very nice pictures. Do I see a Mk one Cortina, a Hooper bodied Rolls or Bentley, a Standard Vanguard and a Mk two Sprite. Pre postfix Mini as well. Shorty they will drive through a puddle, the Mini will stop and the boat will be useful!
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Yup, these picture take me back to 70's idyll.

Saw a convertible MG carrying a laser in 1981. It had a frame over the driver that was set into reinforced holes in the wings. Now there's dedication to car topping!
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Posts: 353 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Riv Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Apr 15 at 7:03pm
Oh I forgot to say, one huge advantage of car topping a Mirror in hot climates is that it keeps the car cool underneath, bit like a big Landrover safari top. Any one remember them?
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