Showing posts with label convertible. Show all posts
Showing posts with label convertible. Show all posts
Monday, October 16, 2023
Friday, April 19, 2019
seeing a 1981 Z28 Convertible is a bit of a new experience
these cars were sold directly off the showroom floors of various Chevrolet dealerships as new cars make them as close to a factory Z28 Convertible as it was possible to get in 1981, even though the actual conversion work was completed by National Coach Engineering (NCE) of Port Sanilac, Michigan
NCE then installed reinforcing and bracing under the car, cut off the roof, welded in some fabricated panels and pieces, and fitted a custom-made sailcloth soft-top. The Camaro Z28 wasn’t the only beneficiary of this creativity, as NCE also performed similar work on the Pontiac Trans Am during the same period. These conversions were all performed on these models between 1979 and 1981, at which point NCE went bankrupt, and the factory closed.
https://barnfinds.com/rare-convertible-1981-chevrolet-camaro-z28-convertible
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The University of Kentucky photography collection has a cool variety of 1930s photos
the above and below, are both examples of a grocery delivery truck, getting the Woolcott convertible top installed
Crazy to find a pair of photos of this top, that I've never heard of, in the covered and uncovered states!
Below is the Woolcott convertible top company truck! Love this hobby!
https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/?f%5Bsource_s%5D%5B%5D=Lafayette+Studios+photographs%3A+1930s+decade&offset=320&per_page=20
https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/?f%5Bsource_s%5D%5B%5D=Lafayette+Studios+photographs%3A+1930s+decade&offset=520&per_page=20
Friday, October 26, 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Monday, August 20, 2018
Monday, August 14, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
A hardtop convertible to make a fastback, I think I posted about this years ago, but I can't find it
and these are probably better looking photos than whatever I might have posted before anyway
http://carzhunt.blogspot.com/2013/12/more-on-2015-mustang-reveal.html
Saturday, April 08, 2017
A car I've never seen before, not in magazines, books, tv shows, or car shows... in fact, I doubt anyone can identify this soley on the front or back or side photos. Yes, it's a Dodge, but have you ever seen one? Can you tell what model or year?
See what I mean, nothing on the car says what model... so, here you are, a one of 1458 made
I've never even heard of them.
This one belongs to a former SeaBee Master Chief, a really great guy, who inherited it from his father in law. It has a 383.
They made the 880 from 1962 1/2 to 1964 if I recall what he told me correctly.
Check out that simple contract. Wow. Now they are pages and pages of nonsense, and this was 1/2 a page
"Chattel - item of property other than real estate" (I had to look that up)
Monday, March 20, 2017
a Spring Break Special
Think about it, fly to Florida, buy a junker, cut the top off, use it and abuse it and lose it, then fly home
https://www.facebook.com/groups/617321618289389/
Saturday, June 06, 2015
Monday, April 28, 2014
rag tops to hard tops
In 1921 Hudson first mass-produced a closed car.
Almost immediately after World War I, public demand increased dramatically for a closed car that would no longer be a seasonal pleasure vehicle, but rather all-weather transportation.
The few closed body cars built before WWI were extremely expensive and the work of custom coach builders.
This rise in demand during the 1920s, coupled with a remarkable number of concurrent technical innovations in plate glass and steel manufacture, resulted in a revolution in production methods, productivity and economies of scale.
The transition away from rag tops (the word convertible was first used in 1927 and officially added to the Society of Automotive Engineers lexicon in 1928) was rapid and contributed to a venerable prodigy of production by the end of the 1920s,
Transition from Open to Closed Cars
Year Open Cars (%) Closed Cars (%)
1919 90 10
1920 84 16
1921 78 22
1922 70 30
1923 66 34
1924 57 43
1925 44 56
1926 36 74
1927 15 85
Source: John Gunnell, Convertibles: The Complete Story (Blue Ridge Summit, PA: 1984), 129.
Found on http://automobileandamericanlife.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-transition-to-all-steel-automobile.html
Almost immediately after World War I, public demand increased dramatically for a closed car that would no longer be a seasonal pleasure vehicle, but rather all-weather transportation.
The few closed body cars built before WWI were extremely expensive and the work of custom coach builders.
This rise in demand during the 1920s, coupled with a remarkable number of concurrent technical innovations in plate glass and steel manufacture, resulted in a revolution in production methods, productivity and economies of scale.
The transition away from rag tops (the word convertible was first used in 1927 and officially added to the Society of Automotive Engineers lexicon in 1928) was rapid and contributed to a venerable prodigy of production by the end of the 1920s,
Transition from Open to Closed Cars
Year Open Cars (%) Closed Cars (%)
1919 90 10
1920 84 16
1921 78 22
1922 70 30
1923 66 34
1924 57 43
1925 44 56
1926 36 74
1927 15 85
Source: John Gunnell, Convertibles: The Complete Story (Blue Ridge Summit, PA: 1984), 129.
Found on http://automobileandamericanlife.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-transition-to-all-steel-automobile.html
Sunday, February 02, 2014
I've never seen a rumble seat convertible top before... interesting,
the "Tux A Way" rumble seat top was a one year only feature, 1932. The car belongs to Dave Graham
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Convertibles, our interest in them is about gone... just like stick shifts
According to Car and Driver magazine's article in the Feb 2014 issue, new convertible registrations are only 1% of the new car market. In 2006 they were only 2%
Honda, Hyundai, Kia, and Toyota - don't make a single drop top, and they make 4.2 million cars a year
GM only makes the Camaro and Corvette in convertible
Ford? only the Mustang
Nissan? the 370Z, the Murano, and Infinity Q60
The Smart, the Fiat 500, and the Miata still are available in convertibles.
Info from Car and Driver, via R.L. Polk & Company
Most cars began as open wheel, no tops, and getting a top on them was a big deal, known as the Turret Top by GM in 1934.
Honda, Hyundai, Kia, and Toyota - don't make a single drop top, and they make 4.2 million cars a year
GM only makes the Camaro and Corvette in convertible
Ford? only the Mustang
Nissan? the 370Z, the Murano, and Infinity Q60
The Smart, the Fiat 500, and the Miata still are available in convertibles.
Info from Car and Driver, via R.L. Polk & Company
Most cars began as open wheel, no tops, and getting a top on them was a big deal, known as the Turret Top by GM in 1934.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Mod Squad Challenger just auctioned, only 2 were made in 1972 that were convertible, both were for the tv show
see this gallery of the restoration of one at http://www.streetfire.net/photo/mod-squad-challenger-tv-car_1304342.htm or see a feature in Mopar Muscle Sept 1987
One just sold at Mecum at Monterey auction for 48500
The 1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible offered was one of the two or three cars used for on-screen work during the 1972 Mod Squad season. Since Chrysler discontinued Challenger Convertible production after 1971, this car was updated with 1972-specific front and rear components, creating an interesting hybrid. Highly optioned with an automatic transmission, bucket seats and a console, it was also used as a PR/show car in period. Today, it displays an exterior refinish dating back 10 years
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