There have been specialty vehicle shops creating convertible Minis since the 1960s. Heinz had Crayford Convertibles make 57 Mini droptops as part of a competition in 1966. But Mini didn’t produce a ...

In a world where close-bodied cars dominate the roadway, owning a convertible gives drivers a feeling of freedom and luxury. Who doesn’t want to feel the wind in their hair when speeding down the ...

When I owned a 1964 Chevrolet Impala convertible, I designed and installed a rain-detection system so the convertible top would close automatically when it started to rain. This system never failed me ...

After a century as one of the world’s leading makers of convertible tops, family-owned manufacturer Haartz Corp. produces materials founder John C. Haartz might not have been able to imagine, but the ...

Karmann USA Inc. has won the jewel of convertible-top business in the United States: the deal to supply the next-generation Chrysler Sebring. Industry sources put the value of the current ...

Car enthusiasts will be quick to tell you that convertible tops slow a car down, and this has truth to it thanks to the mechanics it takes to work a traditional convertible top. The heavier the car, ...

One of the great joys of having a convertible is taking it out in the winter, cranking the heat up to the max, and putting the top down. There's very little else that feels quite as good as the ...

Improvements in folding tops and other technology make convertibles much better suited to year-round driving than in the past. You now have fewer excuses not to buy one. Based on our test drives of ...

Unveiled at the 2019 Los Angeles auto show, the 2021 Lexus LC 500 convertible is scheduled to go on sale this summer. Lexus revealed full pricing information Tuesday, with the droptop set to start at ...