<VV> It's time

[W Halsey]

That is the way I remember it too. The early "hardtop convertibles" used the
same doors as actual convertibles and the headliners often had horizontal
chrome strips to simulate the convertible look with the top up. The exterior
look of the top also tried to mimic a convertible with the top up. When the
hardtop convertible became a big seller, most everybody started calling it
simply a "Hardtop". I had two HT's in the '50s-----------officially called a
1951 Ford Victoria and a 1956 Town Sedan (a four door hardtop). I never
heard anyone refer to either car by Fords names, the first was just a
hardtop and the other was a four door hardtop.

Of course, you should know that my daughter just reminded me to take my
Aricept----------------------------------

Wade Halsey



On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:27 PM, <ScottyGrover at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 12/6/2009 10:14:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> tony.underwood at cox.net writes:
>
> The  definition I was able to find was that "hardtop" was a shortened
> expression for "hardtop-convertible" which was a term coined in the
> 1940s to define a 2 or 4 door (non-roadster) car with a fixed roof
> with no 2nd pillar extending to mid-roof, but "pillarless" like a
> convertible.   Is this correct?
>
>
>
> Correct according to my memory.
>
> Scotty from Hollyweird
>
>
>
>
> .
>
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are
> the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, mailto:
> vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options:
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
>  _______________________________________________
>