Hardtop’s anyone??

How many of you know what a Hardtop is???   Careful, you will give away your age.   Sometimes we at Mercuryland need to know if your car is a 2 or 4 door  Sedan or a 2 or 4 door Hardtop.  It makes a big difference when we are talking door seals or glass.

I am surprised at how many people don’t know what a Hardtop is.  But in their defence, Hardtops haven’t been made in a long time.  I think Mercury quit the 4 door Hardtop in 1973 and the 2 door Hardtop in 1979 .   They started making what they called the 4 door Pillared Hardtop (that’s another style we won’t get into) in 1969 which eventually replaced the 4 door Hardtop.

So, if you don’t know what a Hardtop is, how can you tell the difference from a Sedan?   If you roll down all the windows, is there a bar between the front door window opening and rear door (4Dr) or quarter panel (2Dr)window opening?  If all you have is a big open space with no dividing bar, then you have a Hardtop.   If you open the door, is there a big heavy frame work around the glass that doesn’t move when you roll the window down?  If there is, you have a Sedan.  If there isn’t, you have a Hardtop.

That is about the easiest way I know to explain the difference.  Mercury brought out the 2 door Hardtop in 1952.  They brought out the 4 door Hardtop in 1956.  Very pretty cars.

Food for Thought     Mercuryjoel

MercuryJoel
February 25, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Glad to help you out.