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hardtop

American  
[hahrd-top] / ˈhɑrdˌtɒp /

noun

  1. a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.

  2. Also called hardtop convertible. a similar style of car that is designed to resemble a convertible.


hardtop British  
/ ˈhɑːdˌtɒp /

noun

  1. a car equipped with a metal or plastic roof that is sometimes detachable

  2. the detachable hard roof of some sports cars

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hardtop

First recorded in 1945–50; hard + top 1

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Its first owner, Argentine President Juan Perón, fell in love with the two-tone hardtop car, with a lustrous cream color on the roof and rich mahogany on the bottom, at the Paris Salon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

A hardtop bimini shades its helm, a lone concession to human comfort, for the barge has no seats.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

The Scout and second-generation Scout II were produced in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as two-door trucks with a removable hardtop.

From The Verge ● May 11, 2022

The Miata RF is priced higher because of its power hardtop and base Grand Touring trim that comes loaded with heated leather seats, adaptive headlights and a Bose audio system.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

It’s a bulletproof hardtop 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Executive Limousine that also belongs to Warlick.

From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2020

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