Tag: Convertible
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ASC McLaren before the Mustang
Most auto enthusiasts are aware of the ASC McLaren Mustangs built for the 1987 through 1990 model years. Those were notable for their raked windscreens and two-seater configuration. Still, many scratched their heads at the cars, as a convertible was readily available from Ford. Not so many enthusiasts know that ASC first worked their convertible…
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Honey, Can You Sell One of the Cars in the Yard?
Is the woman in this photograph supervising the eventual sale and removal of one of her husbands prized yard ornaments? Many cities in TN have begun a crackdown on yards full of junk (or property maintenance codes) and this NY’er could be a casualty of that. In any case, the seller states the car was…
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Frutto Proibito: 1997 Fiat Barchetta drenched in maple
Here we have the strange, much later follow-up to the classic Fiat Spyder. Unfortunately, these are FWD and based on the Punto platform of the day. Not only is the handling not stellar, the styling is odd and 0-60 took close to 9.0 seconds! Add in 90s Italian reliability and you have a winning package…
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Form the Alliance of your choice
Here we have two Renault Alliance convertibles posted within a couple days of each other. Each easily qualifies as an oddity – not only is each a Renault, but is also among the last and is convertible. As a bonus, there were both built in Wisconsin, from what we understand. Car #1 is a GTA…
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Metrosexual Scratch ‘n Dent special
Here we have a recently wrecked, but otherwise great condition, Geo Metro convertible with 5-speed transmission. Those alive and aware in the 90s remember these little roller skates. We think it could be an entertaining ride, and a great candidate for a Swift GTI/GT or other swap. This car has probably the longest seller description…
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Take your pick: Euro cabriolets with fixed roof parts
Like partial convertibles? Well, this is your lucky day! Car #1: We mentioned the XJS Cabriolet (XJS-C) when we recently posted a US market XJS manual, and this one just came along. This one is a grey market manual and a very rare beast Stateside. Car #2: On the same day, we found this E30…
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stRanger
Where to begin here? We’ll just put comments with each photo. Click for eBay ad Hillsdale, MI $500 with ZERO bids and reserve not met 07/22/2013 update: Ended at $810 with 6 bids and reserve not met. 09/02/2013 update: This popped up again and ended at $1,204 with seven bids and reserve NOT met (now…
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Custom something-or-other
We featured this car in our coverage of June 8th Irvine Cars and Coffee. It’s not at all surprising to see something parked prominently at that event for sale within weeks. What’s funny here is that we’re still not sure what it is. There’s mention of a Fiat title and Honda power (from what?). There…
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Homebrew Volvo 142 convertible
Volvo never made a convertible version of the 140 series. Actually, the C70 in the late 90s might have been the first Volvo convertible in many decades. Regardless, someone decided this needed to be built. The resultant car is pretty attractive and this is a more complete homemade convertible than most-the top looks decent, there…
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Take your pick: Two Mark Cross edition LeBaron convertibles (plus a bonus Dodge 600).
Perhaps Chrysler envied AMC’s co-branded special editions of the seventies. That could explain the Chrysler LeBaron Mark Cross edition. One might even suggest that they envied AMC so much that they bought what was left of the company five years later. These early LeBarons offer pure K-car squareness lost in the later models. Interestingly, two…