Back in the days when my late 80’s E30 convertible was built at the Regensburg BMW plant, it was considered a “rag top,” a moniker we old timers have badged a soft top vert. Nowadays, the canvas top seems to have gone the way of riding in pickup beds and will most probably soon become extinct, except on collectable old rag tops.
These days, the bulk of convertibles are built with retractable hardtops and, with the exception of the much beloved PT Cruiser and the equally loved New Bug, canvas rag tops have largely gone by the wayside.
Could this be the first American built hardtop convertible?
Now, as a Hoon aged at the half century mark, I thought the Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner was the first of these examples. Sixty something motors operated that engineering marvel.
During my quick google image search extensive research on this type of vehicle, I came up with a couple others. But you have to make the jump to see them. Continue reading Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Convertibles with Hard Tops
In light of the recent Encyclopedia Hoonatica, I thought I would share this great find from the parking lot of a car show I recently attended. Enjoy!
Continue reading Quick Shifts: Forward Control Edition
Here’s something you need to know about the 2010 Lexus IS350C convertible: my mother loves it. She stole the keys from me and drove it to work one day, and I’ll be damned, her middle-aged female co-workers went joyriding in it, like back in high school: they crammed into the Matador Red Mica convertible and sped off to Dairy Queen, waving their arms in the air. They had taken a photo of their shenanigans and blown it up to poster size, where it made its way to the lobby and presumably into two or three Christmas cards. You’d think Richard Gere had shown up that day, the way my mother went on about it.
Continue reading 2010 Lexus IS350C Convertible
Do you remember, back when you were a kid, hoping against hope that you were going to get something cool for a birthday present – a BB gun or indentured man-servant – and then actually got underwear and socks instead? Remember how that felt? Well, that’s the way it typically feels when you see a car maker that you love for one reason or another bow to the pressure to compete and build something so foreign to their DNA that it makes you wonder if the business has been taken over by evil alien clones, bent on the destruction of that beloved brand. What car or truck stands out to you as a prime example of this?
Continue reading Hooniverse Asks- Which Car or Truck Stands in Greatest Opposition to its Brand’s Core Values?
Oh good show. Well done.
As my Internet access is severely limited during the day, posting here has become tremendously difficult most of the time. To alleviate this, and to provide you wonderful Hoons with more content to fill your days, we’re rolling out a new segment: Quick Shifts.
Continue reading Quick Shift: 1962 Chevrolet C10
If I were this American with a disability, I know how I’d act.
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