<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Perusing the internet and several British marques such as RR, Jaguar, Lotus, a drophead coupe is a two door, four seater with a fold down top that stows behind the rear seat.<div>A roadster has a removable top that is dismantled and stored, as in a trunk.</div><div>Dan Werner<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 30, 2025, at 4:57 PM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">I've always believed that the top of a "drop Head" had a lined interior such as on some of the early XK's and folded away without having to fiddle with fasteners other than at the windshield.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM sbyers--- via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg2650087190860208073"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_2650087190860208073WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">My understanding of the terms is that a “roadster” has a removable top, like pre-BJ7 cars.<span> </span>Those with foldable tops that stay attached to the car (BJ7 and BJ8) are “convertibles”.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt">Steve Byers<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>richard mayor<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, November 30, 2025 12:35 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Drophead Coupe or Roadster<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">What model? Everything up to a BJ7 is a roadster.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">Richard Mayor<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com" target="_blank">boyracer466@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br><u></u><br><u></u><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">On Nov 30, 2025, at 8:59</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></font><span>AM, Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">I have a question for the group regarding the Austin-Healey.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">Is the car considered a drophead coupé, a roadster, or both? Specifically, are the earlier cars with side curtains considered roadsters, and the later cars with roll-up windows considered drophead coupés?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thanks for your input,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">Harold<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt">_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/boyracer466@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/boyracer466@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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