Removable Hard-Top

Jaguar Roadster with removable hard-top
E-Type Jaguar Roadster with removable hard top.

Some older cars have a hard top which can be completely removed.

A convertible car is not just a normal car with the roof chopped off, and much of a car's structural strength comes from the roof. So a cabriolet or roadster is built especially with increased strength. 

Even so, adding a hard top for racing increases the strength of the car and can help with aerodynamics. 

When you take the roof off a roadster, it cannot be stored inside the car and has to be placed somewhere safe.

There are a number of cars that have this feature, and although they don't suffer from the same problems that a fabric roof would have, they still need special care with the rubbers and drainage to prevent leaks

Written by . Last updated 29/07/2022 17:49