Cabriolets

[Grant Fondo]

The wife's got one and after doing 85 up the M53 with the roof down I will stick to hard tops thanks.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

A modern rag top with powerful heater and buttock warmers is great, can be driven all year.
Nothing like bimbling down a lane listening to the birds, or to the owls after dark. A tiny bit like cycling but perhaps more sociable.

An owl?

View: https://youtu.be/q_a1wxqloEs

 

[Profpointy]

The wife's got one and after doing 85 up the M53 with the roof down I will stick to hard tops thanks.

My Vitesse was perfectly fine at 90+

 

[Accy cyclist]

On the other hand this absolutely does look right

Makes me think of......

 

[midlife]

Makes me think of......

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Inspiration for a well known drug name lol

 

[Grant Fondo]

My Vitesse was perfectly fine at 90+

Maybe you get used to it just noisy and tiring on the motorway imo. Had a go in a Boxter S though, that was fun!

 

[tyred]

Do it properly if you want a softop

 

[Profpointy]

Do it properly if you want a softop
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What is it ? some kind of 2cv variant ?

 

[Drago]

Imdeed, it's a Citroen Mehari, closely related to the 2CV.

 

[Gunk]

We owned this for many years and the kids loved being dropped off at primary school in it. Only sold it because it was starting to become old and troublesome.

 

[Accy cyclist]

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We owned this for many years and the kids loved being dropped off at primary school in it. Only sold it because it was starting to become old and troublesome.

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That's like mine,though mine was turquoise.

 

[Salar]

Don't like rag tops. They always look a bit scruffy unless you maintain them well.

Prefer metal hard top convertibles. Had a couple. Honda CRX VTEC, this was a manual roof which stored in the boot.

Better half now has a Peugeot 207cc, which is all electric, just one button to push, not a bad solid little car,old technology and can be picked up at a reasonable price.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Isn't the hole in the bonnet to feed the supercharger?

SWMBO had a Jaguar XKR for a few years (FHC, not drop-top)
That had louvres on the bonnet
The official line was that it was to reduce lift at 'high-speed', which was curious, as the naturally aspirated model had the same top-speed
AND, if lift was a problem, why was it released without the issue being addressed?

It was an ideal visual way of visually separating the two models though (that, & the red badge...their version of Bentleys 'Red Label'?)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

On the other hand this absolutely does look right

It was sold/for sale at the Huddersfield Land Rover Centre

 

[Profpointy]

Maybe you get used to it just noisy and tiring on the motorway imo. Had a go in a Boxter S though, that was fun!

It was sold/for sale at the Huddersfield Land Rover Centre

I just grabbed a picture off the internet