50 Fascinating Pics Capture People Posing With Their Convertibles From Between the 1930s and ’60s _ US

   

A convertible, cabriolet or spyder/spider is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary between models.

A convertible allows an open-air driving experience, with the ability to provide a roof when required. Potential drawbacks of convertibles are reduced structural rigidity (requiring significant engineering and modification to counteract the effects of removing a car's roof) and cargo space.
The majority of convertible roofs are a folding construction made from cloth. Other types of convertible roofs include retractable hardtops (often constructed from metal or plastic) and detachable hardtops (where a metal or plastic roof is manually removed and often stored in the trunk).

These fascinating photos captured people posing with their convertibles from between the 1930s and 1960s.

1930s Borgward 2300 Cabriolet

 

1930s Adler Trumpf Cabriolet

 

1930s BMW 319 Cabriolet

 

1930s BMW 320 Cabriolet

 

1930s BMW 327/28 Cabriolet

 

1930s Fiat 518 Ardita Torpedo

 

1930s Fiat Balilla Cabriolet

 

1930s Ford V8 Cabriolet

 

1930s Opel 1,8 Liter Cabriolet

 

1930s Opel 6 Cabriolet

 

1930s Wanderer W 23 Cabriolet

 

1931 Plymouth convertible

 

1932-33 Ford Rheinland Cabriolet

 

1934 LaSalle Series 50 Convertible

 

1935 Ford convertible

 

1935 Pontiac Convertible

 

1935 Steyr 120 Super convertible

 

1935-38 Wanderer W 250 Cabriolet

 

1936 Opel 1,3 Liter Cabriolet

 

1936 Simca-Fiat 11 CV Cabriolet

 

1936-37 Peugeot 302 Cabriolet

 

1938 BMW 327/28 Cabriolet

 

1939 Cadillac Series 61 Convertible

 

1939 Mercury 8 convertible

 

1941 Ford convertible

 

1946-48 Ford Super De Luxe

 

1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Cabriolet

 

1948 Pontiac Torpedo Deluxe Convertible

 

1949 Pontiac Chieftan Eight Convertible

 

1950 Buick convertible

 

1950-54 DKW F89 Cabriolet

 

1950s Chevrolet Bel Air convertible

 

1950s Fiat 1400 Cabriolet

 

1950s Ford Sunliner convertible

 

1950s Ford Taunus 15 M Cabriolet

 

1952-55 Porsche 356 ‘Pre-A’ Cabriolet

 

1954 Ford Vedette Décapotable

 

1955 Chevrolet convertible

 

1956 Buick Special Convertible

 

1957 Cadillac Biarritz convertible

 

1957 Ford convertible

 

1957 Mercury Convertible

 

1957 Plymouth Belvedere convertible

 

1957-59 Fiat 1200 Spyder

 

1959 VMA 660 Ford Zephyr Mark 1 2-door Convertible

 

1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible

 

1960s Chevy II Nova convertible

 

1964 Chevy Impala convertible

 

1965 Mustang Blue Convertible

 

1967 Cadillac