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09-29-2021, 07:38 AM | #1 |
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Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
What is the difference?
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09-29-2021, 07:45 AM | #2 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Top doesn't fold on a Sports Coupe.
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09-29-2021, 08:23 AM | #3 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Sport coupe is roughly a coupe with soft top. No top let down
Cabby is loosely a roadster with roll up windows and full top let down Open vs closed cars |
09-29-2021, 08:30 AM | #4 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
wood subrails on a cabriolet.
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09-29-2021, 08:38 AM | #5 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Never can tell when the question will come up on 'Jeopardy'.
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09-29-2021, 08:56 AM | #6 |
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09-29-2021, 10:03 AM | #7 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
On a 29, the Fordor type cowl is a dead give away. The wood structured cars were mostly built by the sub contractors like Briggs and Murray with the exception of the station wagon type bodies. Briggs made the Cabriolets. The Ford made Sport Coupes have a full height door with a roll up window but the Cabriolets have a chrome framed door glass and the door is only cowl height except for the front glass channel hinge piece. The door handles are the scroll type. There is a lot of wood in these cars.
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09-29-2021, 10:41 AM | #8 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Galabus right on….lots of wood in cabby.
Cabby is a tough resto; with some previous experience a SC isn’t too bad. |
09-29-2021, 03:29 PM | #9 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Also Sport Coupe has opening rear curtain unlike hard top coupes.
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09-29-2021, 04:06 PM | #10 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Not correct terminology, one is a convertible ( Cabriolet ) the other is not!
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09-29-2021, 04:35 PM | #11 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
I was drawing a distinction between soft top coupes and hard top coupes. Cabriolet also has an opening rear curtain. I was not calling a Cabriolet a Coupe. Sorry that wasn’t clear but wow, no need to shout.
I may be new here but have been in this hobby for a looooooong time. |
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09-29-2021, 04:58 PM | #13 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Having owned a cabriolet 68B in pieces since 1994, finding top parts, wood and small detail parts are the biggest difference between the two. Fitting everything so it looks right and works...well, I'm still working on that. Loving my "A"s for 49 years.
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09-30-2021, 06:56 AM | #14 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Ray makes a good point- I have often mistakenly typed in caps and not shouting, but too lazy to erase what I wrote and start over.
I also thought shouting was only caps- not italicized? |
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09-30-2021, 08:07 PM | #16 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Point taken McMimmcs.
Maybe it was more about the tone as opposed to the bold type-face; not font, a font is something different (for the observant, this is italics.) I try to be helpful and productive with my comments on here. It rarely helps to correct others or point out their mistakes or poorly written comments. Asking for clarification is always appropriate. |
09-30-2021, 08:11 PM | #17 |
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Wow..
Great example of subject drift! IMHO (shouted! Ha ha) |
09-30-2021, 08:15 PM | #18 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
Quite right Oldbluoval, and an appropriate time to shout!
I know you are an expert on Cabriolets, how about pointing out some of the not so obvious construction differences between the two? Get this thread back on topic. |
09-30-2021, 08:20 PM | #19 |
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WOOD ha ha
Cabbys are quite an animal of their own! |
09-30-2021, 09:01 PM | #20 |
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Re: Sport coupe vs. cabriolet
A Sport Coupe looks like she'll let her top down but never does.
A Cabriolet looks like she'll let her top down and does from time to time. |
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