On Sat, 3 Jun 2000 Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
> We had a "drophead" Morgan register for the British Car Show our TR club
> sponsored last weekend...it looked like any other well restored Morgan 2+2 to
> me so my question is: What does "drophead" mean...something related to the
> uniqueness of the cylinder head no doubt??
Nice guess. Wrong. :-)
Although the definition can vary as widely as that of "roadster" or
"convertible," a drophead (coupe') usually is a car with a folding top
(roof) that remains fastened to the body of the car as opposed to being
removable. Additionally, the doors tend to have roll-up glass, sometimes
framed as with a sedan. Some examples from the realm of Standard-Triumph
include the pre- and post-war Standard 8 DHC and (possibly the last "true"
DHC built by them) the near-mythical Mayflower DHC, of which only 10 were
made out of around 35,000 Mayflowers total. A cabriolet, often used to
describe certain other European cars, is largely the same concept.
Again, these terms are very much open to debate and interpretation
nowadays, so don't flame me if you don't agree 100% with my definition! :-)
--Andy
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Is a Herald convertible a "drop-head"? YOU be the judge....
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