Cool or just awkward?!

[IISPEEDYII]

So I periodically look at all the hummers in the area on cars.com and I just happened to stumble upon this gem, what do you guys think of it?

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/606304030/overview/#1

 

[LoJac963]

While I can appreciate the engineering and work put into it, at the same time I don't get it......lol

 

[IISPEEDYII]

While I can appreciate the engineering and work put into it, at the same time I don't get it......lol

haha oh I'm not in the market for a new truck, just found this one and thought I would pass it along

 

[Peep]

Cool idea, for the climate of certain areas

 

[skeptic]

Meh - not doing it for me.

 

[IISPEEDYII]

Theres no roll cage sooooo......

 

[Kyle]

if i recall that hummers been floating around for sale for quite some time now!

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Apparently there is rampant use of crack in that dealership... It's a stock car with a soft top.

 

[IISPEEDYII]

Apparently there is rampant use of crack in that dealership... It's a stock car with a soft top.

That actually made me laugh out loud in my dorm when I read this

 

[twinmill28]

It's both cool and awkward--and the more I looked at it, the more it began to grow on me. The concept of a topless SUT, as this one sits, is very appealing. The concept of a topless SUT with a poorly executed soft top, as this one sits, in not appealing at all. I don't get the 3 feet of crap sticking out of the top of the bed, top storage looks very poorly done. Then the actual top when in place looks terrible, like they adapted a generic top pattern to fit the SUT---especially given that ****ty looking oval back window.
Overall, if the top were stashed discretely in the bed and took on a much more slant top look when folded out, this would be a good looking conversion.
I do like the center support that was fabricated above the front seats, it looks like it's blended in well, along with the remnants of the front roof with running lights.
Overall if I had this truck, the first thing I'd do is toss that poor excuse for a top in the trash and make this sucker a roadster.
Oh, and roll bar---who needs one? I've never seen or heard of a deuce that's been rolled on the trail......

 

[High Five H2]

it's a cool idea, I like it. i wouldn't do it to my truck tho.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

When the H3 first came out, David Stacey... or is it Stacey David? built a truck with a sliding canvas top (like the old VW bugs) and mentioned that they made the same system for H3s - I always thought that was a cool idea, just one I'd never do because canvas tops suggest to the water to say out, but are not water proof in even the loosest definition... still, if you lived in Hawaii, or even S. Cal, it'd be kind of cool to be able to basically have a convertible at the flip of a switch, but a vehicle that looks secure when the roof is closed.

 

[Renagade132]

Kinda cool, minus all the chrome, but $105,000?

 

[twinmill28]

When the H3 first came out, David Stacey... or is it Stacey David? built a truck with a sliding canvas top (like the old VW bugs) and mentioned that they made the same system for H3s - I always thought that was a cool idea, just one I'd never do because canvas tops suggest to the water to say out, but are not water proof in even the loosest definition... still, if you lived in Hawaii, or even S. Cal, it'd be kind of cool to be able to basically have a convertible at the flip of a switch, but a vehicle that looks secure when the roof is closed.

There was a SEMA H3 that was done with the sliding fabric roof--I'd have bought that in a New York minute. You should be able to find pics floating around somewhere.
And did I hear someone say southern California? I would rock that bitch up and down the coast........

 

[USMC_315]

I like it, but those rims gotta go, not to mention only time it looks good is when the top is down

 

[skeptic]

It's both cool and awkward--and the more I looked at it, the more it began to grow on me. The concept of a topless SUT, as this one sits, is very appealing. The concept of a topless SUT with a poorly executed soft top, as this one sits, in not appealing at all. I don't get the 3 feet of crap sticking out of the top of the bed, top storage looks very poorly done. Then the actual top when in place looks terrible, like they adapted a generic top pattern to fit the SUT---especially given that ****ty looking oval back window.
Overall, if the top were stashed discretely in the bed and took on a much more slant top look when folded out, this would be a good looking conversion.
I do like the center support that was fabricated above the front seats, it looks like it's blended in well, along with the remnants of the front roof with running lights.
Overall if I had this truck, the first thing I'd do is toss that poor excuse for a top in the trash and make this sucker a roadster.
Oh, and roll bar---who needs one? I've never seen or heard of a deuce that's been rolled on the trail......

Agreed, the idea is appealing, but the execution is poor. To even catch my interest it would need to have a roll bar, the top would need to fold down into the bed, and it would need some kind of half door. Honestly, I'd rather just have low tube/mesh half doors and take out the mid-gate (can you take out the top half of the mid-gate and leave the rear seats in place?). Open air feeling, a bit of shade.. This is pretty much the only thing I sometimes miss about my Wrangler. Bikini top on (for the jeep, not for me), top half of the doors out, side and back panels removed... Living in FL at the time also meant carpet and drain plugs out for the daily summer afternoon rains.

 

[IISPEEDYII]

Yeah without the roll bar and the roof down it looks sooo awkward.