Vinyl roof

1975 Opel Manta with factory fitted vinyl roof
1971 Humber Sceptre MK III with factory fitted vinyl roof
Lincoln Town-Car with vinyl roof
1976 Toyota Corona Mark II
1972 Nissan Laurel
1980 Lincoln Mark VI with canvas look
"Grand Floridian" aftermarket top on a Toyota

Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobile's top.[1]

This covering was originally designed to give the appearance of a convertible to models with a fixed roof and eventually evolved into a styling statement in its own right. Vinyl roofs were most popular in the American market, and they are considered one of the period hallmarks of the 1970s domestic cars. Vinyl roofs were also popular on European- (especially UK-) and Japanese-built cars during the 1970s, and tended to be applied to sporting or luxury trim versions of standard saloon (sedan) models.

  1. ^ Koscs, Jim (20 July 2012). "The Car Changes, but the Name Remains the Same". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2017.