# 1970 Volvo 144 turned into a convertible **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 4, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-volvo-144-turned-into-a-convertible/2609 "2007-08-04T14:25:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_Young](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jim_young/32/263_2.png) [@Jim\_Young](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jim_Young)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-volvo-144-turned-into-a-convertible/2609/1 "2007-08-04T14:25:17Z")
On today’s repeat (8-4-07, Burlington VT), a lady from Seattle called in to tell Tom & Ray that her boyfriend turned her 1970 Volvo 144 into a convertible. Did she ever send in a picture and did she ever have it properly re-inforced? ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-volvo-144-turned-into-a-convertible/2609/2 "2007-08-05T03:13:12Z")
Did he roll it? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-volvo-144-turned-into-a-convertible/2609/3 "2007-08-05T11:51:04Z")
Nope. Her jerky boyfriend took a Sawzall and just cut the roof pillars and removed the roof. Aside from the safety factor, it would just seem that a car with no roof of any kind is…a bit impractical in rainy Seattle. As Tom & Ray pointed out (indirectly), the roof and pillars formed part of the structural reinforcement for the entire car, hence the car is absolutely unsafe to drive. They suggested welding a 4 inch thickness of I-beam across the car, behind the rear seats, in order to make it safe. I would question whether that jury-rigged solution would be sufficient to make the car structurally sound. But, in any event, between the amateur job on the roof and the placement of an I-beam in the rear seating area, I’m sure that the car would be a true sight to behold.