A hardtop is a rigid form of automobile roof, typically metal, and integral to the vehicle's design, strength, and style. The term typically applies to a pillarless hardtop, a car body style without a
1965 Rambler Marlin, a pillarless hardtop
1969 Australian Dodge Phoenix four-door sedan has a B-pillar and painted window frames
1969 Dodge Phoenix 400 four-door hardtop. The lack of a B-pillar and window frames, added vinyl roof, wider C-pillar, and softened roofline create an appearance similar to a convertible.
1976 Chrysler New Yorker with doors open. Note the absence of a driver's vent window and half-height pillar to which the rear doors attach.
An opera window is a small fixed window usually behind the rear side window of an automobile, originating with small windows mounted in the fabric of a folding top on horse-drawn carriages. They are t
Opera window, with photo-etched logo, and padded Landau roof on a 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car
1956–1957 Ford Thunderbird "porthole" opera window in removable hardtop
1977 AMC Matador Barcelona coupe fixed opera window surrounded by padded Landau roof
1973 Dodge Charger SE coupe fixed opera window behind the side door glass