The Evolution of the Convertible

Summer is officially here, and with it comes dreams of open-air motoring. Whether it's enjoying a lazy drive on a winding two-lane or cruising to a local drive-in, summer and convertibles go together like lemonade and ice tea.

Today, the market expects the hottest cars to come in a roadster variant, whether you're looking at a fire-breathing Lamborghini Gallardo or a polite Volkswagen Eos. But it wasn't always like this. How did the droptop become the body style of summer? To uncover the answers, we track the evolution of wind-in-your-hair driving back more than a century.

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