The best cars-cabriolets: photos, brands and prices

Cars

Cabriolet, a type of car,different lack of roof and low landing. At the dawn of the automotive industry, at the end of the 19th century, cars had only a chassis and, in fact, all the cars produced could be considered a family of convertibles. With the advent of the body, the picture has changed, the open car was no longer considered worthy of attention and was considered as an off-grade mechanical vehicle.

Roofless machine

However, even before the beginning of the Second World War,open cabriolet cars began to enter the automobile market (photos are presented in the article), these were models that no one considered inferior. Fashion sometimes applies to cars. And thus, the convertible, a car without a roof, began to be considered a symbol of wealth and success. The fashion for open limousines, spiders and roadsters has not passed to this day. Cabriolet cars have firmly occupied their niche in the automotive global market, their production is constantly growing, and every major car manufacturer is committed to releasing several models with a retractable roof during the year.

Roof only for rain

Pure cabriolets are cars,made on the basis of a mass-produced model, sedan or coupe. It is technologically easy to remove the roof and develop a module that will cover the car as needed in bad weather and reopen it as soon as the rain ends. Many motorists were seduced by the opportunity to ride with the wind in an open car, to feel unity with nature. In the 30s of the last century, the popularity of the convertible increased markedly, the cars with an open top quickly bought up. Many companies began to take orders for the manufacture of exclusive models.

American games

The demand for convertible cars in Europe was high,but he did not go to any comparison with the demand for these machines in the United States. If a European got into an open car and drove on nature to admire the scenery, then the Americans, especially the younger generation, had fun with the car. Up to twenty friends and girlfriends could be accommodated in a six-seater open limousine. Dodge cabriolets are the best fit for this purpose, thanks to the width of the body. Driving cabrio became almost a national American game. However, in the sixties, convertibles in the United States noticeably diminished, since almost all manufacturers switched to the production of cars with a monocoque body. In order to increase the rigidity of the structure, six pillars along the perimeter were inserted and the roofs were tied together.

Just at that time, the mods on racing in gigswith the load "to the eyeballs" passed, the youth calmed down, and the open limousines smoothly moved into the category of family cars. In addition, one fashion is usually replaced by another, in the United States began a security boom on the roads and in the car. And since the convertible looks far from safe, the demand for it has fallen.

Modifications

However, among motorists as European,and the American community of fans of open cars has already formed, and the production of convertibles continued. There were its modifications, "Roadster" and "Targa". A classic convertible is an ordinary car without a roof. "Roadster" also had its own characteristics, the car was produced on the basis of a two-door coupe and in a double version. The roof of plastic material was removed in a special niche of the luggage compartment. "Roadster" is positioned in the automotive market in full, the demand for the car is steadily increasing. Impressive speed qualities of a two-seater sports car are undeniable.

Third seat

In the late 30s of the last century, called"Roadster" meant an open car of a slightly different order. It was not considered a modification of the convertible, but a completely independent model. One of its distinguishing features was an additional, third seat, usually reclining, but in some cases stationary. It was an uncomfortable, hard seat, and was intended for "casual" passengers. There wasn’t much sense in this seat, but it somehow took root and became widely used. Because of the third seat, the “Roadster” could not be considered a sports car for a long time, since the integrity of the destination was broken, and the balance of the car left much to be desired.

In the US, a triple convertible called"Roadster" came to court, Americans love all sorts of assistive devices: either a folding seat will fit, or install some plywood box in the middle of the cabin. Practicality in the first place, and only then aesthetics and comfort.

Craftsmen and Roadsters

In 1951, the so-calledhot rods, craftsmen who tried to make a high-speed racing car out of a normal car. And it was the “Roadsters” that were chosen for such experiments. If the car fell into the hands of a craftsman, all the plumage was removed from it, the engine was forced, and, most importantly, the rear wheels were installed of enormous diameter in order to make the most of the engine power. It was a kind of fanaticism, because the estimated parameters of the Roadster could not be changed radically, the engine simply burned out of excessive loads. But the masters of the alterations continued to bend their line until they finally destroyed the car. It is characteristic that only Roadsters got to the role of the future record holder because of their cheapness. So, innocent open double cars suffered.

The "Roadster" at one time was called Americanracing track cars. The wheels of the car were open, about the same as in today's Formula 1 car, the engine could be anywhere, even to the right of the driver. Usually these cars chased on oval tracks.

Season and price

Another modification of the gig, model "Targa",as well as the "Roadster", was a two-door with one seat for the driver and passenger. But the car was different from its fellow that the removable roof was hard like a cap and was removed entirely in the trunk.

Both the cabriolet and its modifications give the owner a feeling of freedom and emancipation. Fresh clean air, space and speed, reminiscent of flight. These are the advantages of a convertible.

The disadvantages include the fact that the convertible -a car, the price of which is no lower than the cost of a regular car, ends the season a few months earlier, the onset of autumnal cold weather drives the car into the garage for the whole winter, since its cabin is not heated. And you can start driving in the spring no earlier than April.

Prices for convertibles of famous brands and "Roadsters"on the territory of Russia fluctuate in a fairly wide range. The most inexpensive cabriolet car will cost 1,250,000 rubles. Then the price smoothly goes up, slowing down on the used "Roadsters". Depending on the year of production, the cost of a good convertible varies from 1 million 300 thousand to 1 million 850 thousand rubles.