obscure and oddball cabrios

[Tayne]

Fiat Strada/Ritmo Convertible by Tayne, on Flickr

[chaseracer]

[Station]

Why didn't they release these here (apart from the weather)? I think they were Spain and South America or whatever only.

 

 

Why DID they release these?

 

[DSdriver]

Amphicar, made in Germany in the sixties. Not only a convertible but it works in water as well.

[Timewaster]

Although the *op *ear Espace was clearly a lash up only done for comedy* effect, it made me realise how few convertibles seat more than 4.

 

My family of 5 rules out any chance of a floppy top sunburn on the top of my head.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

  On 01/10/2016 at 07:38, pshome said:

third front light so it can be used on railway tracks?

No, it was used in homage to this:

 

 

The Maxi diesel came slightly later, but went back to the normal two headlight layout. Unfortunately it was written off by a runaway milkfloat, piloted by a chap called Ernie. That was the end of that.

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Volkswagen never built a mk2 Golf floppytop:

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

When the Cayenne first appeared, many people said that it was Impossible to imagine an uglier Porsche- one man disagreed.

[Ghosty]

  On 01/10/2016 at 13:46, Station said:

Why didn't they release these here (apart from the weather)? I think they were Spain and South America or whatever only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

image by max_burton, on Flickr

[NorfolkNWeigh]

  On 01/10/2016 at 13:46, Station said:

Why didn't they release these here (apart from the weather)? I think they were Spain and South America or whatever only.

 

 

Why DID they release these?

 

For some reason , probably the weather ,the UK is the second biggest ( after the Septics) market for open top cars in the world. Maybe because we want to make the most of every little bit of rare sunshine.

[Fabergé Greggs]

  On 01/10/2016 at 12:23, Tayne said:

Fiat Strada/Ritmo Convertible by Tayne, on Flickr

I came so so so so close to buying a ritmo convertible a while back. Love them. They have a "hatch" in the hood so very practical don't you know.

[Station]

  On 01/10/2016 at 16:29, Ghosty said:

image by max_burton, on Flickr

It never got a proper release I think? I've seen a few in the flesh and think they look nice enough.

[Aston Martin]

  On 01/10/2016 at 17:02, Station said:

It never got a proper release I think? I've seen a few in the flesh and think they look nice enough.

It did officially come out here... As did the owners.

[Six-cylinder]

And for one more pointless convertible I give you the LN/LNA Bertin-Chollet.

[fordperv]

why didnt we get these

 

[Felly Magic]

I think the Corsa floppytops were made by Holden down under, where the awful thing was sold as the Barina cabriolet

[Faker]

  On 01/10/2016 at 18:12, Six-cylinder said:

And for one more pointless convertible I give you the LN/LNA Bertin-Chollet.

That is utterly horrid, and a total win!

[FakeConcern]

[Tayne]

 

[Keymaster]

Available in Belgium, Germany and Australia... Gentlemen, I present the Lada Samara Cabriolet!

 

[MarvinsMom]

this was a proper factory model too........

 

the Skoda Estelle Rabbid Rapid convertible

 

[cros]

Must have had some quality concrete in the sills of this one I did earlier, though hammered relentlessly it never broke in half.

[dave21478]

 

 

Would have been quite smart, IMO.

[cros]

Must have had some quality concrete in the sills of this one I did earlier, though hammered relentlessly it never broke in half.

[Matt]

[MarvinsMom]

sadly not a pukka model, as it was a show/concept car ownley, but what a beautiful one.

 

shame it never went further. as i really, really like this.

 

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Corsa was as said Australian, crayford made the aggro,but the messrina was by mumford, mk1 Cavaliers are another known as"centaur", the late 70s Celica was avl in the state's as one as was the similar age Subaru.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Double post won't let me delete.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Saddy McSadFace.