When the cars were de-commissioned, the new owner would have to decide what to do with a roof which had holes in it. In many cases this was solved  by fitting a  sunroof; in hindsight, always a bonus with a car that gives you the impression you're driving an AGA from the inside when we actually get a summer in the UK. I, naturally, went about this in reverse. My car had a sunroof, but I needed a roof with holes in, so I bought one from Mini Machine, got the old roof taken off, got the new one put on, then asked Shaun & Andy to stick three holes in it to fix the roofbox.

The roof box was fabricated from stainless steel and hand made, thanks to dimensions acquired from Peter Laidler. Sirens and blue light located and fully working.Dimensions available via e-mail.

Headlining - you can do it yourself, but be very patient and logical. Newton Commercial trim is great, but be aware that the material stretches, the stitching is delicate, and will not stretch with it! Any breaks in this stitching will have to be made good before you go ahead and glue to the frame. Be sure, if you have the original, to go by how it was affixed, and where, as it will seem more obvious to the novice on how to do this. Allow to dry in stages overnight - we used Evo Stick Timebond adhesive.

Pictured are the new halves - however I have decided to insert the zip, and obtained a genuine BMC item. I am going to do this purely for practical reasons, in that every time I show the car, I have to remove the headling to affix the box, and I don't want to have to do this with new headlining. Although zips only applied to 1969 reg and onwards cars, I feel that from an 'owners preference', it's something that makes sense.Below is a picture of the zip in place.