soft top???

[zorrex]

tried searching for this, but it was tough to narrow down my search, so sorry if im making a REALLY stupid comment...

with that out of the way, on my way home from school today, i actually saw a contour with a SOFT TOP! it was a '96 or '97 i think , it didnt have that silver strip on the bumper. when i saw this i was absolutely DUMBFOUNDED. i have never seen that before! has anyone else ever heard of this? or was it maybe just some super-lame mod?

 

[IRingTwyce]

Do you mean a canvas sunroof, or the vinyl style landau roof?

 

[zorrex]

vinyl im presuming, it was the whole damn top! from quarter panel to quarter panel! i couldnt believe it!

 

[bagged]

ive seen a silver one with a blue top before

 

[zorrex]

this one was baby blue with a navy blue top,....

 

[Ray]

It wasn't a SOFT TOP.. It is actually just canvas covered. It wasn't a manufacturer option, but WAS a dealer option at SOME dealers.

It was a solid metal roof inderneath, though, rest assured.

 

[bagged]

super ugly wasnt it ?

 

[IRingTwyce]

I'm having flashbacks to my light blue '76 Buick Century with its white landau half-roof! Damn good car, but man was that roof ugly!

 

[PacificTourG]

From what I've heard they call it the Presidential Edition and they were made by dealers or aftermarket companies.

Has been discussed before.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/s...mber=1297009&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1

 

[zorrex]

It wasn't a SOFT TOP.. It is actually just canvas covered. It wasn't a manufacturer option, but WAS a dealer option at SOME dealers.

It was a solid metal roof inderneath, though, rest assured.

DUH IT WASNT ACTUALLY SOFT lol. im not retarded, its just what ive always heard it called:shrug: . but umm, ya it was ugly. and it was a junky city car, it was in horrible shape...it was missing a hubcap and it sounded like a piece .

 

[beyondloadedSE]

This is discussed in the "Read me First Before Posting" thread at the top.

 

[TGO]

any shop that does convertable tops will do that crap for you too. best is seeing a 2007 camry with it. but blue hairs will put it on any type of vehicle.

 

[zorrex]

This is discussed in the "Read me First Before Posting" thread at the top.

that is the newer body style, but yes i did see that. i saw the older 95-97 body style. thats y i mentioned the post in the first place.

 

[beyondloadedSE]

that is the newer body style, but yes i did see that. i saw the older 95-97 body style. thats y i mentioned the post in the first place.

Well for future reference, any year bodystyle contique pertains to this sticky.

 

[zorrex]

well the reason i ask is that lots of little changes were made between the body styles...ya know...lol

 

[beyondloadedSE]

well the reason i ask is that lots of little changes were made between the body styles...ya know...lol

About the most significant change Ford made was the front end from 95-97 to the 98-00 and perhaps changing from a rod shift mtx to a cable shift mtx. After that, the changes basically consisted of Ford decontenting everything to cheapen them up.

 

[Big Daddy Kane]

Since this thread has been done for a while, but still manages to hang on, I'll post some useless info!

I was in Casper, Wyoming one day and saw an 80s Buick Century (the FWD one) convertible. THAT THING was ugly! Must have been one of those hack-job non-factory convertibles.

 

[KL99SE]

Even though the point is settled, I saw a faded dark red contour/mystique with the canvas top a couple of years back when I was leaving the mall here in town. I was shocked. Always just thought my eyes decieved me since no one else saw it and I hadn't yet learned of this site. Haven't ever seen it again

 

[wa2tuff]

. but umm, ya it was ugly. and it was a junky city car, it was in horrible shape...it was missing a hubcap and it sounded like a piece .

Yep, sounds like the Presidential Edition. God, how appropriate is that!!!

 

[Ray]

About as appropriate as that comment in this thread.. duh!