Japanese Classics has a pristine, 100% stock Del Sol TransTop

"PanchoVilleneuve ST" (PanchoVilleneuve)
05/21/2017 at 16:44 • Filed to: None

For $12,450, you can own the car with the greatest power roof in history. If you are unfamiliar with how the TransTop opens:

Yes, it has a robot in the trunk that carries the otherwise standard targa roof panel away for you. I need this in my life.

https://www.japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/1992-honda-del-sol-transtop/

DISCUSSION (12)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/21/2017 at 16:52

It’s so clean. Like you could eat off of the valve cover. And the color matched seats. It’s perfect.

Kiltedpadre > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/21/2017 at 17:01

I badly want to see the schematics of the system. It seems like such an overly complicated solution to a simple concept, and I absolutely love it.

dogisbadob > Kiltedpadre
05/21/2017 at 17:24

and the best part is that it actually works, since it’s a 90s Honda :)

Kiltedpadre > dogisbadob
05/21/2017 at 17:31

Can you imagine if they had something like this on the Fiat X1/9? Lol

Nauraushaun > Kiltedpadre
05/21/2017 at 18:31

I think it’s relatively simple. If the problem is “removing the targa top automagically”, this works pretty well.

Substantially less complicated than any other power folding top ever designed

Nauraushaun > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/21/2017 at 18:31

I’m a real sucker for stock Jap cars from the 90s. This is beautiful.

The only caveat, always, is they’re very expensive and they’ll depreciate whenever you use them. The sweet spot is a slightly used, mostly stock car, ie. what I’ve been buying for years

NojustNo > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/21/2017 at 18:52

Top opens @ 8:10

PanchoVilleneuve ST > NojustNo
05/21/2017 at 18:57

That just folds the roof. There’s no handoff to a robot.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/21/2017 at 19:11

I’d like to see how that would do with snow on the roof. Also that’s got to be heavy, adding weight onto what’s already the heaviest Civic up to 2001.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/22/2017 at 02:08

Does it still leak?

Textured Soy Protein > PanchoVilleneuve ST
05/22/2017 at 10:47

The roof is the robot.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Textured Soy Protein
05/22/2017 at 15:06

just like your face!