On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 9:58:23 AM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:
On 05/10/2016 07:24 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
2) for ****s and giggles (and to satisfy SWMBO) I asked my wife to pick
a time of her choosing when we were out driving around with the top down
to shout out "Rain!" at which point I would immediately act as if a
torrential downpour had struck and raise the top as quickly as I could.
At about 60mph I had the car stopped on the side of the road AND the top
was up but not latched in about 30 seconds. At about 30mph I started
raising the top and by the time it was up high enough to act as a sail
and catch wind, my speed was probably down to about 5-8mph.

My first convertible was an Austin Healey Sprite. When it started to
rain, you stopped and got the windows, frame, and top out of the boot.
The windows were plexiglass sliding affairs held to the doors by two
knurled knobs. The you put the two halves of the frame together, and
inserted it into the socked behind the door. Next you spread the canvas
top over the frame and snapped it to the pins over the windshield and
around the rear perimeter. I got wet a lot. Hell, I got wet even if the
top was already up.

I had an aftermarket sunroof installed in a car. It flipped up or came out
completely. One hot summer day I had it laying in the back seat while we
went into a bar for some beverages. A dark, noisy bar. I never noticed that
one of those summertime torrential downpours had come through while we were
inside.

There was standing water on the seats and floor. The ride home really sucked.

Of course, the next few days were hot, humid and rainy so I couldn't keep
the car open to dry out. It really began to smell. Fortunately what followed
next was a few days of nice weather. I borrowed a bunch of fans and set them
up in my driveway, eventually drying the car out.