<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">As a long time lurker I thought I would jump in on this one. I tend to agree with Bill. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Someone once explained to me that the difference between a “Roadster” and a “Convertible” was the fact that a Roadster does not have fixed door windows/frames and a convertible does, ie. wind up windows. I am sure it is simply a marketing term that is inconsistently used between manufacturers.<br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 27, 2016, at 7:54 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <<a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" class="">ynotink@msn.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">I think a roadster is a car on which the top disappears into the body when not erected. It can be on an attached frame or completely removable, but it it's not seen when it's down.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Bill Lawrence</div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="" class=""><hr tabindex="-1" customtabindex="-1" disabled="true" style="display: inline-block; width: 790.859375px;" class=""><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" class="">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" class="">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:46 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Len and/or Marge Hartnett<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ahealey help<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Healeys] Convertible Top.</font><div class=""> </div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Len it's a convertible. Although in modern use any two seat convertible is called a roadster. My BN4 is a roadster. Door blends into front cowl without interruption of window vent or terminated dash.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Ira Erbs<br class="">1959 100-6<br class="">MKI engine and disc brakes<br class="">Portland,OR</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 27, 2016 3:00 PM, "Len and/or Marge Hartnett" <<a href="mailto:thehartnetts@earthlink.net" tabindex="-1" disabled="true" class="">thehartnetts@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution" class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><u class=""></u><div bgcolor="#ffffff" class=""><div class=""> </div><div class="">Long ago, someone told me that my Healey was a roadster and I have been calling it that ever since. My California registration certificate lists the Body Type Model as "RD" (roadster?). Here is what my BL Heritage certificate says:</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">"Thank you for your enquiry of 17 August concerning your Austin-Healey 3000 Mark III convertible".</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">(Note that Austin-Healey has the hyphen. I'm talking August, 1982, here)</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">(The Other) Len<br class="">Fairfield, CA, USA<br class="">1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031</div><div class=""> </div><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;" class=""><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;" class="">----- Original Message -----<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="dwflagg@juno.com" href="mailto:dwflagg@juno.com" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" disabled="true" class="">dwflagg@juno.com</a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;" class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="per@schoerner.se" href="mailto:per@schoerner.se" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" disabled="true" class="">per@schoerner.se</a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;" class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" disabled="true" class="">healeys@autox.team.net</a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;" class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, September 26, 2016 4:43 PM</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;" class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Healeys] Convertible Top.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A convertible has a retractible hood that is affixed to the car and roll up windows. A roadster (which hardly ever has the top up!!) has a removable hood, stowed in the rear, with side curtains. I am befuddled at the need (desire?) to change everything. IMHO.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Doug <br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bob</div><div class="">That's too difficult, not fair ;-). Is the frame also fixed to the car? Sorry for my ignorance, but BN2:s doesn't grow on trees over here. Admit that there are a few around, but as I also always have seen them as roadsters I've never thought about it.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Best regards, Per<br class=""><br class="">Skickat från min iPad</div><div class=""><br class="">26 sep. 2016 kl. 20:27 skrev Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" disabled="true" class="">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><div class="">So what is a BN2? It has an erectable hood, and it's most definitely fixed to the car (by 6 bolts)? I always considered it a roadster, just like my dad's Model A.</div><div class=""> </div><hr class=""><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""><div class=""> </div>Gents<br class="">I think we have to get the definitions right. A convertible is a vehicle that has a removable top, but the top is fixed to the car. Like the case is with BJ7 and BJ8. The BT7 is a roadster, meaning that the top is removable, and is not fixed to the vehicle. I suggest a simple Googling on this and you will get the terms right.<br class=""><div class=""> </div>Best regards, Per<br class=""><div class=""> </div>Skickat från min iPad<br class=""><div class=""> </div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""></font> </div></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></div><br class=""></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>