What Convertible Suits You Sir?

[trigger]

Image the year is 1983, You want to buy a convertible for the wife but it need to be something different, Wants to be small though, Nothing to big.

 

You decide on splashing out on getting a conversion done.

 

Which of these would it be?

 

 

 

 

 

I'm thinking the R5 Gordini, floats my boat in very possible way!

[Pillock]

Fiesta XR for me, I like the look of convertibles sans rollover bar.It does look slightly boatish with the hood down though!

[Guest]

Talbot Samba for me please

[Justin Case]

The Citroen Visa at the bottom of the second page

[garycox]

I'd go for the Fiesta I think, but I'd love the Metro too...

[Station]

I knew someone from North Wales who had built a Nova Spyder:

 

 

It's a proper Irmcher bodykit and has a 2.0 turbo engine. There's loads of piccies somewhere, but I can't find them now. Lose the alloys and hide the intercooler and it's proper 80's

[trigger]

Just noticed that the Nova Spyder at the top has a hump behind the drivers seat like a Renault 19 Convetible.Quite like that Nova Station, Though not so keen on the cooler rad on the front.

[Talbotman]

Would have to be the Samba...had one of those in the mid nineties and it was a fabulous fun car great handling , very comfortable - and went really well on its 1360cc twin choke fed engine - just a pity they hadnt started to galvanise the steel in them and sadly the dreaded tin worm killed it off. Replaced it with a Visa convertible which i owned until about 18 months to - a bit more pedestrian than the samba with 1124cc but still great fun and practical as well - a guy from caerphilly bought it sprayed it and ebayed it a while back....anyone on here own b548cya?

[2Thumbs]

The Citroen Visa at the bottom of the second page

I concur.

[Father Ted]

MiniMetro for me please

[Mr Lobster]

Talbot Samba please. Just about beats the R5 Gordini for me!

[VWPowered]

ummmhave to say i think the '5' looks the prettiest of the bunch and seems to pull the conversion of better than the rest, XR2 looks hard a nails, wouldn't touch the metro, i mean i'm a metro fan but not of that one, still see alot of samba cabriolets over here..but personal choice the '5' just gets it over the XR2

[Volksy]

Samba or Strada/Ritmo for me please.I recon as all the others are 'aftermarket' hatchet jobs, they're gonna be pretty shit and a right faf to put the hood up and down. Never mind leak like a sieve.I dont find any of the none commercial ones tempting, With the roofs down they look like a half arsed pick-up conversion, and with them up its throws all the pretty lines of the shell straight out of the window, and looks like the've run through a tent.

[Josh_Cohen]

Citroen Visa Please

[Mr Lobster]

Fast forward to 1990 and I'll have one of these please...

 

[Volksy]

I was trying to find a pic of one of those, IIRC they were sold through Radbourne Racing in the UK.

[VWPowered]

Citroen Visa Please

what a 4door

 

[Negative Creep]

The Metro is still going :shock:The vehicle details for OKR 591W are:Date of Liability 01 09 2009Date of First Registration 01 03 1981Year of Manufacture 1981Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1275CCCO2 Emissions Not AvailableFuel Type PetrolExport Marker Not ApplicableVehicle Status Licence Not DueVehicle Colour BLUEVehicle Type Approval nullThe information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle 6 Months Rate £66.0012 Months Rate £120.00 So if the Ford (kindof)The vehicle details for AEL 666Y are:Date of Liability 01 12 2009Date of First Registration 01 10 1982Year of Manufacture 1982Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1598CCCO2 Emissions Not AvailableFuel Type PetrolExport Marker Not ApplicableVehicle Status SORN Not DueVehicle Colour REDVehicle Type Approval nullThe information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle 6 Months Rate £101.7512 Months Rate £185.00

[trigger]

Fast forward to 1990 and I'll have one of these please...

 

Oh yeah, That's much better, Got a test on one of these somewhere i think, Compairing it to a 205 CTi i think.

 

I'm surprised the Metro is still around though, Wonder what condition it's in now though?

[Guest]

The vehicle details for AEL 666Y are:

 

Date of Liability 01 12 2009

Date of First Registration 01 10 1982

Year of Manufacture 1982

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1598CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status SORN Not Due

Vehicle Colour RED

Vehicle Type Approval null

The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.

Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle

6 Months Rate £101.75

12 Months Rate £185.00

It's not on the Fiesta Convertible Website (sheesh, theres a website for everything these days)

 

But this one is for sale over on C&C:

 

 

Or for a little more, how about

 

 

No? thought not

[Guest]

Nice to know it isn't just Vicsmith who uses "LOW MILEAGE MILEAGE MILEAGE" cling stickers.

[AXrescuer]

I would be happy with one of these:

 

[garycox]

That sooo doesn't count!

 

This does though

 

 

I'd still love that Metro though (the old one, not the red one)... I'll have to track it down somehow...

[trigger]

That sooo doesn't count!

 

This does though

 

 

I'd still love that Metro though (the old one, not the red one)... I'll have to track it down somehow...

But wouldn't you fancy crusing the street of Brighton in this pup?

 

[trigger]

Or how about going completely wild and getting one of these? (The Scirocco, not the chick)

 

[garycox]

But wouldn't you fancy crusing the street of Brighton in this pup?

 

YES!!

 

This would be even better

 

[Pillock]

What's with the double b-pillars on the Marina?

[pandamonium]

Lada Samara convertable for me! Yes, there is one or two about, I'll look for a pic

[pandamonium]

[garycox]

Wow, good call...That white one looks a lot like a Skoda Favorit doesn't it?