A Brief Overview Of Convertible Classic Cars

Picture Of Convertible Classic Cars

A Convertible Classic Cars (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka 'soft top' or 'top' in USA, 'hood' in UK). The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible canvas or vinyl, although plastic, aluminium and steel have occasionally been used in elaborate folding designs. When the top is made of a rigid material such as steel it is often referred to as a retractable hardtop instead of a Convertible Classic Cars; in Europe this body style is frequently called coupé cabriolet or coupé convertible cars.

Unlike a roadster, which may also have a soft folding top, a convertible cars has roll-up glass windows in the sides, and so the entire vehicle is "convertible" to an enclosed coupé.

Convertibles are usually 2 door models, only a few 4 door models exist e.g. the 1960s Lincoln Continental.