A year later,  but why not?

My first convertible (in 1970) was a 1954 Hillman, very nice and solid car but the engine was almost dead!!!

Four, yes 4 foward speeds at the column  activate by a wire system. My wife learn to drive in that car.

 I street race with buses!!!! If the bus was full of poeple I have a chance to win!!! If the bus was empty I lost by 3 bus lenght.

Only owned two convertibles. The oldest was the 78 Spitfire. I really enjoyed this car. Kind of like driving a go cart

The other was a  Sebring Convertible. It was a decent car. It had the Mitsubishi 6 and not the nightmare 2.7

 

 1960 Corvette so it's the oldest model year,  then 64 Meteor  but I had it when I was 17 (1972) so it was only 8 yrs old. Then a 64 Comet Caliente. Followed by a 65 Corvette, 68 Beaumont, 69 Olds, 70 Cutlass, 70 Chevelle SS. I had a convertible every summer from 16yrs old til just recently, and I have a BMW convertible now. But they weren't very old when I owned them, so the 66 Cadillac I bought in 2006 was the oldest at 40 years.
When I was young I loved driving around in Halifax on a rainy night with the top up listening to all the sounds thru the uninsulated top. It always stayed with me to this day.

-- Edited by eeluddy on Thursday 25th of December 2014 12:52:49 PM

also had a 64 skylark for years was a great car sold when daughter came along 16 years ago for a suv.....still got the surreybird tho

Had a project 64 that I sold before I drove it,  then this driver that I sold last year..

had a 23 T bucket hot rod - not sure if that counts

otherwise a 62 Impala 283 glide

 

wait, wait I had a 61 Corvette in 2003

 

I owned a 73 Corvette big block roadster from 1988 - 97

-- Edited by 67BBSD on Thursday 25th of December 2014 10:15:38 PM

In 1967 I bought a 1956 Chevrolet convertible (my first car) for $150......265 cu in 4 barrel,dual exhausts,black with a black top.

Sold it a year later for $175......what a profit.

In '82, I was given my first and only one.... (another reason to love the '80's) Still with me to this day.....

 

My first convertible, 58 MGA, converted 12 volt battreies in trunk for 2 six volt, custom wooden floor boards
and side curtains that were virtually useless in the rain but for $100 at 16 it was a blast.
Then a 64 Triumph TR4, great car once I got the strombergs tuned, loved to drive it at night with top down
with music turned up........18 Yrs old. Still love the lines of this model. Would now love a Triumph or BSA 650 motor cycle.

Got the car as a field car in 1986. finished it as you see it now. {picture was taken this summer}. Do all my own work. Car is a 4sp,

Magician40 wrote:

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Got the car as a field car in 1986. finished it as you see it now. {picture was taken this summer}. Do all my own work. Car is a 4sp,

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 Very nice indeed!!