What was the world's first convertible?

hello, please help. i know that the 402 was the first "retractable hardtop" but was there another convertible before that?


thank you...
What was the world's first convertible?
In the beginning, all cars were open, evolving as they did from buggy and bicycle technology. Weather protection was secondary to making cars run reliably, and few were used in the winter.





When reliability had been achieved, attention turned to comfort and convenience. Drafty, leaky canvas tops gradually gave way to closed cars, helped by the introduction of the Budd all-steel body on the 1914 Dodge Brothers car.





The open roadster (two-door), and the touring (four-door), yielded progressively to the closed coach and sedan. But by 1925 the sale of new closed cars exceeded open ones, whose sales gradually dwindled to a small percentage of the market, where they have remained.





Although the open car gradually lost market share, it never lost its appeal entirely. It was seen as more dashing, adventurous, and sporty, which is why convertibles are more valuable as collectibles.
What was the world's first convertible?
As someone else has noted, the earliest cars were equipped with folding tops that could be erected to provide some respite from the elements. Snap-in side curtains with a pliable, transparent material were used to protect driver and passengers from drafts. Two-door cars with this primitive arrangement came to be known as roadsters.





Roadsters like these would continue to be offered through the 1950s, particularly by brands like MGs, which were purchased by owners who would race on Sunday and drive to work on Monday: the window mechanism was considered to be unnecessary weight.





What we now think of as a convertible -- a two-door vehicle with actual glass windows that more up and down and a folding top -- became available during the 1920s. Pioneers included Peugeot, Chevrolet and Ford.





U.S. and European makers called these cars cabriolets, while the British refered to these cars as drophead coupes.
Reply:The first car was a convertible.-Steam powered car by Joseph Cugnot.


The first gas powered car was a convertible.-Mercedes Benz


The first Mass produced car was a convertible-Oldsmobile.


The first car made on an assembly line was a convertible-Ford Model T.

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