<VV> More convertibles??

[airvair]

While I don't know what the actual numbers are of cars that survived and 
their body styles, I'd say that as a SURVIVAL RATE the convertables are 
probably the hands-down winners. That's because "everyone saves 
convertables" because of their potential collector value. For the same 
reason, regretably, people tend to use up and scrap out the 4doors. But 
then if everyone was rational about cars instead of emotional, it would 
be the other way around. For the record, though, I think that what you 
observed is more a matter of convertables making better show vehicles 
than hardtops. It's the hardtops that are most prevalent overall, simply 
because they made so many of them. For any given model line, they made 
roughly 9 coupes to 3 4doors to 2 convertables. This is evident in the 
'67 model figures (my favorite year) and, I think, doesn't seem to vary 
much for other years (though I haven't closely compared numbers.)

-Mark C (4door lover)

RKAT wrote:

>Are there more convertible surviving than hardtops? I went to the Clarks
>show in Sept, and there were only a few hardtops, mostly verts. Is it
>that more people show the verts and hardtops are daily drivers? Location
>make a difference? 
>
>The reason I got a vert was it was right there at the right time and the
>price was right.  When I started looking, I did't care if I got a 2dr.
>hard top or vert. Honestly didn't think I'd find my little ragtop.
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Ron Tinkham
>
>66 Corsa Convertible, 140, 4sp.