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The early split bows are the same shape as the Bugeye, the later ones (late'64 until early '67) are NOT the same shape.
The early ones have the springs the later ones don't.
BillM
Also a few early production MKI's (58') didn't have the spring mechanisms. They were solid.
I’ve had a few guys over the years restoring an early car ask if I had a set.
Not sure at what body number the addition of the spring set up started.
Look in your books and you will see pictures of the solid style.
I'm a little late here BUT the split top frames from a Mk-II Sprite or a Mk-1 Midget will not fit the bugeye top. They look like they are the same as a bugeye frame but have a different bend on the main legs where they fit into the holders. This causes the top bows to not fit the cut of the bugeye top. I have a bugeye and a Mk-II and have tried mixing the tops and bows. While yes they will go on they do not fit correctly. The bows as well as the tops are car specific. Each are just different enough that they will not interchange. That said for storage purposes I took a bugeye top frame and cut it in two just like the latter top frames and put them into a later top bow storage bag.
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