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T-top

A T-top is an automobile roof with removable panels on either side of a rigid bar running from the center of one structural bar between pillars

Pillar (car)

An A-pillar is a name applied by car stylists and enthusiasts to the shaft of material that supports the windshield on either of the windshield frame sides....
to the center of the next structural bar.

The T-top was patented by Gordon Buehrig on June 5, 1951. It was used in the design of the unsuccessful TASCO sports car..

The 1968 Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette C3

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A T-top is an automobile roof with removable panels on either side of a rigid bar running from the center of one structural bar between pillars

Pillar (car)

Chevrolet Corvette C3

The Chevrolet Corvette C3 is a sports car patterned after Chevrolet's Mako Shark , produced between 1968 and 1982. It is the third and longest-running generation of Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet....
coupe was the first U.S.-built production automobile to feature a T-top roof. This increased the popularity of the coupe, such that it outsold the convertible and later led to the discontinuation of the Corvette convertible after 1975 until it was revived in 1986. The style of roof was later used on other cars, including Chevrolet Camaro

Chevrolet Camaro

The Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. It went on sale on September 29, 1966 for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the Ford Mustang....
, Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Chevrolet Monte Carlo

The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....
, Pontiac Fiero

Pontiac Fiero

The Pontiac Fiero is a mid-engined sports car that was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1984 to 1988....
, Pontiac Firebird

Pontiac Firebird

The Pontiac Firebird was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002.The Firebird was introduced the same year as its platform-sharing cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro....
, Pontiac Grand Prix

Pontiac Grand Prix

The Pontiac Grand Prix was an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name was also applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the mid-size offering, slotting below the large Pontiac Bonneville in th...
, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was a mid-size car produced by General Motors for the United States market. It was always at the top of the Oldsmobile Cutlass range....
, Ford Thunderbird

Ford Thunderbird

The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....
, Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang

File:Ford mustang badge.jpgThe Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the Ford Falcon , a compact car....
, Mercury Capri

Mercury Capri

The name Mercury Capri has been used for several different cars over the years. All were sold by the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln -Mercury division in North America....
, Chrysler Cordoba

Chrysler Cordoba

Chrysler Cordoba was the name of an intermediate personal luxury car coupe sold by Chrysler Corporation in North America from 1975 to 1983. It was the company's first model produced specifically for the personal luxury market and the first Chrysler-branded vehicle that was less than full-size....
, Dodge Magnum

Dodge Magnum

The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different automobiles. The most recent is a large rear-wheel drive station wagon introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year....
, Datsun 280ZX, Nissan Pulsar

Nissan Pulsar

The Nissan Pulsar was a compact car/small family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida ....
, Nissan NX

Nissan NX

The Nissan NX is a car produced by Nissan Motors. The Nissan NX was essentially a B13 platform Nissan Sentra or Nissan Sunny with a different body shell....
, Nissan 300ZX

Nissan 300ZX

The Nissan 300ZX, also known as the Nissan Fairlady Z, is a sports car that was produced by Nissan. It comprises the third and fourth generations of the Nissan Z-car line-up, respectively given the chassis designations Z31 and Z32....
, and the Toyota MR2

Toyota MR2

The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, MR layout, rear wheel drive sports car produced by Toyota from 1984 until July 2007 when production stopped in Japan, in three different design series....
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T-tops were engineered to provide a safer, comparable alternative to the convertible roof. This was due to the existence of a roof structure that would protect the heads and the bodies of the passengers in the car in the case of a serious accident better than a convertible without a roll bar

Roll cage

A roll cage is a specially constructed frame built in or around the cab of a vehicle to protect the occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly in the event of a roll-over....
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