cabriolet Archives - A Career of Great Car Articles by John Matras

1971-1980 BMW Germany I-4

BMW 2002 Cabrio: Taking the lid off a beefier Bimmer

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek November 19, 1984; republished by the author Putting the top down. It’s a delight, it’s a fascination, it’s a…

JmatrasApril 4, 2025

1951-1960 Germany H-4 Volkswagen

1954 Volkswagen-Okrasa Cabrio: A rare survivor of the hot-rodded Beetles of the 50s

History originally published in AutoWeek June 19, 1989 We have become so accustomed to the radically modified VW – it approaches minor religion status in…

JmatrasApril 4, 2025

1951-1960 Cunningham USA V-8

1954 Cunningham C3 Cabrio: Rocky’s roadster combines race heritage, backyard ingenuity

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek July 25, 1988; republished by the author wealth, Cunningham was able to indulge in a number of interesting cars…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1921-1940 I-6 Nash USA

1929 Nash Model 461 Cabriolet: “The Car with the Twin-Ignition Motor”

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek December 24, 2001 Harold Metzger gently chided me for having chirp the tires of his 29 – Cabriolet. “Well,…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1991-2000 Ferrari Italy V-8

Ferrari Mondial t Cabriolet Valeo: Now available with the Valeo electronic clutch

Originally published in the 1991 Road & Track Ferrari Special. Suspicion in Maranello is that, with no automatic transmission in the Ferrari line, the market…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025