Hardtop
 A hardtop is a style of automobile roof. Two different styles carry the name hardtop. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The first and earliest, the removable hardtop, is a removable solid roof that can be fitted on a convertible, normally for use at times of the year when lowering the top is not desirable. The hardtop offers better weather protection, better outward visibility through the rear window, and possibly greater security. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A development, still rare, is the retractable hardtop, where the solid roof folds up to fit in the trunk. There have been several historical attempts at this, but the complexity and expense rendered them unsuccessful; in recent years, there has been a renewed interest. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The second meaning of the word is for a fixed hardtop: a solid, non-removable roof that is designed to look like a removable hardtop or even a soft convertible top. These were popular from the 1950s through the 1970s but thereafter fell out of fashion. A key element to the look was the lack of fixed window frames; the window and any frame retract into the car when wound down, as on a true convertible. Some hardtops have a center pillar (pillared hardtop) between front and rear windows; the more common style is the pillarless hardtop, where there is no fixed pillar and the sides of the car are open when the windows are rolled down. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Some hardtops take the convertible look even further, including such details as simulated convertible framework and the lines and angles a top makes stretched over them, and sometimes even simulated convertible-top fastenings at the windshield end inside. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Automobile: An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. Different types of automobiles include cars, buses, trucks, and vans, with cars being the most popular by far. Earlier terms for automobile include "horseless carriage" and "motor car." An automobile has seats for the driver and, almos... Roof: A roof is the top covering of a building that prevents the ingress of weather into the building interior. Roofing comes in sloped or 'flat' form; however, roofs should never be truly flat. Flat roofs are often covered with tar and gravel and provided with drains to run off rain and snow. Other mater... 1970s: This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. For an in-depth article on the cultural and social trends of the decade, please see The Seventies... Hardtop related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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