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  1. 12th June 2018, 05:20 PM #1
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    Safari or Tropical Roof

    Hello All,

    My latest acquisition - a 2A shortie has what I was I called a "Safari" roof. However, the previous owner was adamant that the roof was a "Tropical" roof. Are these two different names for the same type of roof?

    I have noticed that photographs of some long wheel based Series vehicles picture these Safari/Tropical style of roofs for having internal vents that come down from the ceiling and into the passenger area.

    The roof on my shortie does not have any internal roof vents. There is a second roof that is spaced and bolted above the standard roof. Pretty much the same arrangement as a fly sitting just above a tent.

    Or was it the style where shorties did not have internal roof vents anyway and only 109s came with them?

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    They are called a Tropical Roof. I think that the term Safari Roof came about where many LRs used on safaris in Africa had Tropical Roofs fitted.

    Station Wagon versions had the opening roof vents under the Tropical Roof.

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    I was brought up with them being called safari tops. My SWB does not have that safari top, but it does have the vents, so not only LWB that have them.
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    The in-house term was definitely "Tropical Roof". They were standard equipment on Series Station Wagons.
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    It's listed in the parts manual as a 'Tropical Roof'.
    I thought the windows in the roof section were called 'Safari Windows' .....so you could look up at the giraffes maybe ?


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    Safari roof was the roof with the two windows up high,on the curved side section,usually in the station wagons,with the extra side windows on the rear of the vehicle,and sometimes a rear door.Mainly LWB.

    Tropical roof is the double skinned roof.

    FWIW,the S1 in my sig has the tropical roof,as noted on the original invoice for £8 as an extra.

    No roof vents.
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    In Disco's the top windows are called Alpine,,
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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    Safari roof was the roof with the two windows up high,on the curved side section,usually in the station wagons.
    Hence I was under the impression it was the curved roof windows that were 'safari'. Wikipedia lists the Tropical roof as a Safari roof, not like Wikipedia to be incorrect........


    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    In Disco's the top windows are called Alpine,,
    To see the mountains rather than the giraffes ?


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    Maybe different countries call it different things, growing up in NZ it was a safari model, eg my ol man had a swb safari. Considering we don't have tropics in NZ, probably not much marketing good calling it a swb with tropical roof.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordie View Post
    Maybe different countries call it different things, growing up in NZ it was a safari model, eg my ol man had a swb safari. Considering we don't have tropics in NZ, probably not much marketing good calling it a swb with tropical roof.
    But did you go on safari in NZ ?
    The interesting thing would be to find documentary evidence that it was actually advertised as a safari roof in NZ, or elsewhere.

    Safari roof ? What about the 'roof' makes it suitable for a safari ? Oh yes, those windows......

    I'm sure the terms get swapped around, Wikipedia gets it wrong, different Countries call them by different names, Land Rover in different Countries may name things differently in their adverts......


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