My first two cars were convertibles - a 1965 Corvair and a 1967 Mustang. After I got married in 1971, I bought practical cars - hatchbacks, and station wagons. But then, in 1987 I longed for a convertible, and a friend steered me to a 1964 Valiant Signet 200 convertible that was for sale by the original owner, a retired professor at Penn State. I bought it and kept it till 1994, when I sold it because it needed body work, a new top, and an engine rebuild (156K miles), none of which I could afford with a wife and kids. I loved that car! It had a 273 V8 and push button automatic transmission.
The former owner had a full tonneau cover made for it, since he lived in San Diego, CA, and could leave the top down all summer and park it with the tonneau cover zipped up. Look under the rear bumper - a trailer hitch! It would have made the perfect tow for a teardrop if I had it now! Dang, I wish I had kept it! The pic was taken in 1991 at a car cruise event in Bellefonte, PA.
Sam