Used New BMW M6 Convertible Cars Parts 1

Used New BMW M6 Convertible Cars Parts 1Picture Of BMW M6 Convertible CarsBMW M6 Convertible CarsBMW M6 Convertible Parts 1We look forward to seeing BMW take the wraps off it's M6 Convertible at the British motor show in London next month.Retaining the M6's beefy V10 5.0-litre engine with 507bhp, the soft-top powers from 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds and on to a limited 155mph top speed.Also in place is the M6's seven-speed sequential transmission.The four-seater convertible has the standard cloth roof made up from three layers with rear fins and drop-down glass rear window.The price will be announced by BMW at the motor show. You can expect it to be...

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Used New Mazda MX5 Roadster Coupe Convertible Classic Cars Parts 1

Used New Mazda MX5 Roadster Coupe Classic Convertible Cars Parts 1Picture Of Classic Convertible CarsMazda MX5 Roadster Coupe Classic Convertible CarsMazda MX5 Roadster Coupe Convertible Parts 1Mazda MX5 has chosen the British International Motor Show to show off it's latest version of the classic Mazda MX5. For the first time the Mazda MX5 will be available with a folding hardtop roof similar to the Mercedes SLK.Unlike the Mercedes SLK though, the roof will fold into a vertical space behind the driver allowing for much more boot space.The new model has surprised many of those in the industry as the Mazda MX5 has always been regarded as a 'no...

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Used New Ford Focus Coupe Convertible Cars Parts 1

Used New Ford Focus Coupe Convertible Cars Parts 1Picture Of Ford Focus Coupe Convertible Classic CarsFord Focus Coupe Convertible CarsFord Focus Coupe Convertible Parts 1Ford Focus Coupe have have released the first pictures of it's much rumoured Ford Focus Coupe Convertible. It will be on display at the British International Motor Show in London next month and the first cars will be hitting the streets in October. Just when the rest of us will be putting our roofs up...Fortunately Ford Focus Coupe claim that it is equally as capable with it's metal folding roof up although we are yet to see pictures of it in winter mode. The design should look...

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Used New Jaguar XKR Convertible Classic Cars Parts 1

Used New Jaguar XKR Convertible Classic Cars Parts 1Picture Of Jaguar XKR Convertible Classic CarsJaguar XKR Convertible Classic CarsJaguar XKR Convertible Parts 1Jaguar has unveiled its new supercharged sports car – the Jaguar XKR.As with the previous shape XK this one will also have a high performance XKR version of both coupé and convertible models.Based on the standard XK chassis and V8 engine, the XKR a supercharger bringing the power output up from 300 to 420bhp. It also features a six-speed automatic transmission with the option to make manual paddle shift changes.Externally the car has new wheels, a deep front grill and two distinctive...

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Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic Cars Part 2

Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic Cars Part 2Picture Of 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic CarsEach year, Edsel Ford wintered in Palm Beach, Florida. For the 1938-39 vacation season, he wanted a one-off convertible to drive around the area. Response of his neighbors and friends was immediate and enthusiastic. Just about everyone who saw the car thought it sensational.Picture Of 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic CarsSo did the folks who saw the production version, which arrived for 1940. Reaching beyond stylish, this car turned heads wherever it went.Picture Of 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic CarsOnly 404...

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Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic Cars Part 1

Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic Cars Part 1Picture Of 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic CarsThink "classic" and one of the cars you're likely to envision is the original 1941 Lincoln Continental. Dozens of other models have been assigned that designation by the Classic Cars Club of America, of course, but nearly all are from the 1920s and '30s. Most classic cars are rarely seen, but despite their relatively small numbers, plenty of people have spotted a Continental on the street, as well as in movies from the Forties.Picture Of 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible Classic CarsContinentals were produced in coupe and convertible...

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Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars Part 2

Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars Part 2Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic CarsAll that bulk to transport a pair of passengers for a $5440 price at that might have seemed excessive in the late Depression years. And so it was. After all, Cadillac also offered convertibles in Series 61 and 75, with a marvelous 140-horsepower V8 engine. A Series 75 convertible coupe could be obtained for a mere $3380, and 27 of those were built.Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic CarsOnly 134 Series 90 cars were produced this year, divided among a dozen body styles. But these mighty machines were on the way out....

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Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars Part 1

Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars Part 1Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic CarsJust seven 1939 Cadilac Series 90 convertible coupes with the V16 engine were built in 1939 a hard sell by then, compared to Cadillac's smooth V8.Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic CarsMassive, mighty, and defiantly magnificent. Those are just a few of the words that might be used to describe one of the last Cadillac V16 convertibles. Riding a lengthy 141-inch wheelbase, this convertible coupe tipped the scales at close to 5000 pounds.Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic CarsThe convertible Model...

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Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic Cars Part 2

Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic Cars Part 2Picture Of 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic CarsEach line again offered a convertible coupe, but this was the last year for Olds droptops with rumble seats and optional sidemount spare tires. Both features were by then out of fashion with buyers and out of production at most other automakers. It's odd that Olds was so slow to drop them, considering its growing renown as General Motors' "innovator" division.Picture Of 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic CarsThe L-38 convertible coupe pictured here is one of only 68 with the factory sidemount, this out of 475 cars total. The six-cylinder...

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Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic Cars Part 1

Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic CarsPicture Of 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic CarsRumble-seat ragtops and sidemout spares were old news by 1938, but the 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 still offered both plus a forward-thinking transmission with no clutch pedal.Picture Of 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic CarsThe Depression seemed to be lifting in 1938 when the stock market snapped, creating what Republicans gleefully called the "Roosevelt Recession." Sales slumped throughout the American auto industry especially at Oldsmobile, which turned out half as many cars as it had the year before.Picture Of 1938 Oldsmobile L-38 Convertible Classic...

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Ford Cabriolet Convertible Classic Cars

Ford Cabriolet Convertible Classic CarsPicture Of 1933 Ford Cabriolet Convertible Classic CarsFour-cylinder Fords made their final appearance in 1933, but V8 models got all the attention, and none moreso than the 1933 Ford Cabriolet.Picture Of 1933 Ford Cabriolet Convertible Classic CarsFord's "flathead" V8 engine had debuted in '32, shoving aside the popular four-cylinder Model A and reaching past Chevrolet's six-cylinder cars.Picture Of 1933 Ford Cabriolet Convertible Classic CarsNow, stylists -- directed by Edsel Ford, Henry's only son -- tucked that V8 into a more stylish machine, with a jauntily slanted grille and windshield. Sharp corners...

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Oldsmobile Convertible Classic Cars Part 2

Oldsmobile Convertible Classic Cars Part 2Picture Of 1930 Oldsmobile F-30 Convertible Classic CarsAll Oldsmobiles used a six-cylinder L-head engine, displacing 197.5 cubic inches and sending 62 horsepower to a conventional three-speed manual transmission -- long floor lever, of course. "Syncro-mesh" would not arrive until 1931.Convertible roadsters came in all three price levels: Standard Six, Special Six, and Deluxe Six. Rarest was the $1070 Special Six (shown), with only 233 produced. Oldsmobiles could be equipped with either wood or wire wheels. Dual-sidemounted spare tires and a rear-mounted trunk were fitted to upper models.Picture...

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Oldsmobile Convertible Classic Cars Part 1

Oldsmobile Convertible Classic CarsPicture Of 1930 Oldsmobile F-30 Convertible Classic CarsOldsmobile came out with the 1930 Oldsmobile F-30 as the country was feeling economic pain. Like other manufacturers, Olds Motor Works had begun by producing convertible classic cars, starting with the curved-dash runabout. Soft-topped bodies continued to dominate the market in the Teens. By the Twenties, closed bodies were taking over. "Open" models -- roadsters, phaetons, and convertibles -- turned into the fashionable leaders of each product line.Picture Of 1930 Oldsmobile F-30 Convertible Classic CarsAt a glance, Oldsmobiles differed little from a...

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History Convertible Classic Cars in the United States

History Convertible Classic Cars in the United StatesPicture Of Convertible Classic CarsUntil the 1910 introduction by Cadillac of the first closed-body cars, the convertible was the primary body style. US automakers manufactured a broad range of models during the 1950s and 1960s — from economical compact-sized models such as the Rambler American and the Studebaker Lark to the more expensive models such as the Packard Caribbean, Oldsmobile 98, and Imperial by Chrysler.Picture Of Convertible Classic CarsThreatened rollover safety regulations in the mid-1970s led to diminished popularity by the 1970s. In 1976 Cadillac marketed the Eldorado as "The...

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A Brief Overview Of Convertible Classic Cars Part 2

A Brief Overview Of Convertible Classic CarsPicture Of Convertible Classic CarsIn the vintage car era, the Convertible Classic Cars was the default body style. It was not until 1910 that Cadillac introduced the first closed-body car. A combination of weak engines and public expectation that a car was analogous to a wagon meant that steel roofs were not in demand until then. Later, Convertible Classic Cars were made less often, possibly due in part to an unfulfilled threat made in the mid-1970s by the United States government to increase rollover safety requirements that may have made auto manufacturers hesitant to manufacture cars that would...

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A Brief Overview Of Convertible Classic Cars

A Brief Overview Of Convertible Classic CarsPicture Of Convertible Classic CarsA Convertible Classic Cars (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka 'soft top' or 'top' in USA, 'hood' in UK). The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible canvas or vinyl, although plastic, aluminium and steel have occasionally been used in elaborate folding designs. When the top is made of a rigid material such as steel it is often referred to as a retractable hardtop instead of a Convertible Classic Cars; in Europe this body style is frequently called coupé cabriolet or coupé convertible...

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