Tonneau covers for pickups. Period correct ones, later styled ones, lockable, padded or pinstriped. All of em..... Let's see what ya got.
i asked this some time back root but if you go to marts real hotrods website there are some old vintage pics there and a couple of hotrod trucks with toneu covers.The general consensus on this is that boat hooks are used along the side of the bed and the toneu is either tied down or bungied down .Done properly it can look real neat and is a plus if you are actually carrying a load that needs tying down or in conjunction with stake pockets.Mine is a real hotrod truck and will be used as a truck and real regular,not quite a daily but real close to it so i not only want it to look good but be practical too.From what i have seen on trucks pop studs were used for toneu covers from the 60's on but they have the disadvantage of wearing and losing thier grip so if you are planning a relativly fast road trip the toneu may blow off i did hear a real horror story over here of one blowing off on the motorway at 70mph and covering the cars windshield behind causing a dreadful pile-up and 2 deaths so i dont go with poppers now.You could use lift the dot fastners as they are strong but the bed tends to look like a porcupine.My vote is cleats from a boat or hardware store the kind that has been used for eons to tie up washing lines,they are galvanised look cool and look original too but take your pick........Marq p.s thats the way i'm doing mine as soon as i have time and the cover will be made from convertible hooding
My dad's 36 had snaps on the sides and 1'4 turns on the back of the tailgate. That was late 60's early 70's. It worked ok but eventually the material started to tear around the snaps.
[ QUOTE ] Instead of those snap's. Use 1/4 turn fastner's. That look may be more industrial. [/ QUOTE ] My old man always used the european style snaps with the oval hole and thumb knob. A zipper down the middle so if he had no passenger he could cover half he cab of whatever roadster he happened to have at the time. Uh, are e talking about pickups?
those european ones are called lift the dot and i bloody hate the things they are an eyesore.Now i believe that everything should form following function for a hotrod and thats why i think that cleats look better on a hotrod truck bed as they are more streamline in looks rather than have some old spikey things poking out all over the place.............Marq
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