Convertible
![Cadillac Eldorado c.1959, with zipper openable clear plastic rear window](/Images/godic/202502/06/Cadillac_Eldorado_20509.JPG")
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![Alvis TF 21 drophead coupé, 1967](/Images/godic/202502/06/Alvis_cabriolet_reg_jan_1967_2993_cc0509.JPG")
![1967 AMC Ambassador convertible with its fabric top folded](/Images/godic/202502/06/1967_Ambassador_DPL_conv_top-down-winter-FL_palm0509.jpg")
A convertible or cabriolet is an automobile body style that can convert between an open-air mode and an enclosed one, varying in degree and means by model. Convertibles evolved from the earlier phaeton, an open vehicle without glass side windows that may have had removable panels of fabric or other material for protection from the elements.