I always thought that a retractable hardtop was a much better idea than a convertable. What I never understood was why someone didn't make one where the hardtop was just stored on top of the rear deck lid. Why go to all the trouble to have a separate compartment to store it in? The lines of the roof are very similar to the lines of the trunk. Just have it lie down right on top of the trunk.
You should also be able to open or close it while moving. It should just slide up just high enough from its' storage position so that it can slide forward to meet the windshield header.
Seems like everyone is offering a retractable hardtop model these days, but they are all of the fold-it-up-and-store-it-in-the-trunk variety. I'm sorry, that just doesn't cut it. I want one that works more like a canopy on a Spitfire fighter aircraft. Slide it back, it's open, slide it forward it's closed. All the fancy mechanical workings are fun to watch the first few times, but after that I've-seen-it, let's get it done.
Ford made the most famous one back in 1959.
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