Tag: Convertible
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Would a Celebrity be caught dead in this?
The Chevy Celebrity epitomizes the 80s domestic automobile and makes it very, very easy to understand why imports took over our market. These are as close to a generic car as anything ever available in any market worldwide. Perhaps as an attempt to make the car relevant, someone at Hess and Eisenhardt (known for chopping…
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Quickie: Subaru 360 Young S in Cabrio form!
Just last month, we featured a Subaru 360 Young S Coupe. this is the Cabriolet version started life as a Coupe, too. You’ll have to decide which is better. The car seems nice enough, but I’d worry about a custom top. Is there any chance it keeps water out? Price here isn’t bad, but does…
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Creative Geo Metro Truckish Thing
This may be the best homemade top I’ve ever seen. Yes, someone decided to make a Metro into a small pickup. That’s happened before, but the ‘cap’ on this one really makes it. It’s fiberglass, so it’s rigid, despite the tent-like appearance. The seller talks about hydrogen injection and other ‘interesting’ ideas to get even…
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Baur E21!
We previously featured a Baur E30, which was a particularly odd best, given BMW eventually did offer a convertible version of that body. The E21 never had a factory convertible, so the Baur was the best you could do if you wanted open-air motoring and a full BMW warranty. What makes this car even cooler…
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The First Infiniti Convertible
Infiniti launched in 1989 with two models: The flagship Q45 sedan and the M30 coupe. Compared to Lexus, which launced with the ES300 and LS400 sedans, Infiniti’s was not really a volume launch strategy. Here we have the convertible version of the M30, which launched a year or two later and, as one might guess,…
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Why Not just Pop Down and Drive this Back?
There are a number of concerns here: Ford did not offer a convertible version of this Capri “There was a fire in the back seat, so fire fighters broke all Windows except front windshield” It’s in Tijuana There’s no evidence this ever had a top (well, aside from the steel one removed with tin snips)…
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Nicest Metro Convertible?
Here’s a car that was something of a joke when new, but has a quirky appeal now. Three cylinders, five-speeds and a manual drop-top? Sounds like a unique experience. Throw in the forty-four cassette tapes the seller offers and you’re good to go! No, really, the seller says the following: **As a bonus, we have…
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The Convertible Returns! 1983 Buick Riveria
My neighbors growing up had one of these, and it was a truly cool and luxuries car at the time, at least for a ten-ish-year-old. Apparently, relatively few of these were built, so they’re something of a rarity. This car launched at about the same time that the Mustang Convertible returned, which marked the return…
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Quickie: Rare, manual R107 280SL
Most famous among the R107 Mercedes SL is the 560, as it offered the largest displacement and highest horsepower and torque ratings. It was also the primary offering throughout the second half of the go-go 1980s. All US-spec SLs, however, came with automatics gearboxes in this generation, so that means some others are quite desirable…
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Can opener classic: Custom 1982 Dodge Charger Convertible
Chrylser never offered a factory Dodge Charger convertible, but some were apparently converted by Coach Conversions in Van Nuys, CA. The seller of this beast claims only three red ones were done – were there 4,000 in other colors? We doubt it… We found this on our local Craigslist, but quick research while writing this…