There used to be this guy – Richard Straman – who cut the roofs off of cars for a living. He didn’t just Henry the VIII them, he turned them into proper convertibles, and by this act, he rectified a deficiency the original manufacturer had not seen fit to.
Straman brought forth more 365 GTS4s than Ferrari itself thought there should be. He also turned Honda’s two-seater CRX into an open topped sportster, in an attempt to recapture the magic of the original Austin Healey Sprite. Others have also stepped up to the plate where makers have let their better judgement lapse. That has meant convertible versions of such greats as the Chrysler 300C and even the Subaru Impreza STi.
These days, convertibles ooze out of factory assembly lines just like their hard-capped brethren, and Mustangs, M3s and Mercedes AMGs can all be had with both wind in the hair, and bugs in the teeth. But what of the cars that presently don’t offer a topless option? What of the Challengers, Scion tCs and Tata Nanos, cars that are trapped within their confining shells? Which of these, or any other car yearning to burst form and drop its top would you think most deserves to do so?
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