preventing the unauthorized removal of t tops from an automobile including an enclosure for enclosing and preventing access to the t top handle a key actuated latch plate secures a separable cover to base plate forming the enclosure and is operative to hold the cover nested on the base plate until locked application_number US 32323181 A description referring now to the drawings the anti theft device of the present invention is shown embodied in an automobile roof 11 having a removable t top section 12 a reinforcing rim 13 may extend about the periphery of the t top the rim 13 may be provided with a handle assembly along the opposite sides thereof only one such handle assembly 14 is shown it being understood that the other handle and the anti theft device associated therewith is of identical structure the handle assembly 14 may be conveniently disposed in a recess section 15 of the rim 14 the handle assembly 14 includes a shaft 16 turnably mounted on the t top section a latching arrangement may be provided on one end of the shaft not shown for latching the t top section to the automobile roof a bushing 17 is disposed on the other end of the shaft 16 and fixed thereto is a hand lever 18 it is to be noted the hand lever 18 is spaced from the roof wall 12 disposed within the recess 15 and about the handle assembly 14 is the anti theft device 10 the anti theft device includes generally a base or mounting plate 19 and a cover 20 the base plate 19 may be made from a casting or fabricated from sheet metal or the like the base plate 19 includes a rear panel 22.