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Re: Convertible Vs Roadster

To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>,
Subject: Re: Convertible Vs Roadster
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 06:16:01 -0800 (PST)
NO NO, Keith.  It is virtually impossible to
define something British in American terms! 
Better get one of our Brit buddies to post those
definitions.

DJ

 
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> Man here is a Fish that already stinks....
> 
> My understanding.... keep in mind this is
> established by a Love of British
> Sports cars... and we all know there ain't
> nothing worth owning in one of
> them....
> 
> a Convertible has a top that remains on the car
> when down... and a Roadster
> has a top that is removeable... Where does that
> put a Drop head Coupe or a
> Sky liner... Hell I don't know and or care...
> but somewhere in here someone
> will define all of this by american terms that
> even I can understand....
> 
> Keith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>;
> <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
> <ddahlgren@snet.net>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: modified sports
> 
> 
> > Keith, don't roadsters have a removable
> windshield and convertables have a
> > solid fixed windshield?
> >
> > John (knows only about old Fords) Backus
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
> <ddahlgren@snet.net>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 4:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: modified sports
> >
> >
> > > Yes they made both Convertibles and
> Roadsters.... though there is some
> > > argument about what constitutes what...
> > >
> > > they also made a Hard top and I have been
> contemplating running one of
> > > those too.... or having one as an
> option....
> > >
> > > K
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> > > > To: ddahlgren@snet.net;
> land-speed@autox.team.net; kturk@ala.net
> > > > Subject: Re: modified sports
> > > > Date: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 3:07 PM
> > > >
> > > >         Dave, I may be wrong on this
> ...... but aren' t all those open
> > > >                              Healeys
> called  ROADSTERS  ?
> > > >                  or did they make both
> roadsters and converts ?
> > > >
> > > > nearby neighbor Bruce
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