# 1980 Volvo convertible **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 5, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980-volvo-convertible/2663 "2007-08-05T17:51:07Z")\ **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 5, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980-volvo-convertible/2663/1 "2007-08-05T17:51:07Z")
On a recent show re-airing (Aug 4th in Burlington, VT), A lady from Seattle told of her boyfriend turning her 1980 Volvo 144 into a convertible. Tom and Ray advised getting the body reinforced asap. Thay also asked for pictures. Did she ever send pictures in and could they be posted on the website? ---
**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 5, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980-volvo-convertible/2663/2 "2007-08-05T17:56:35Z")
Sorry, my first search this morning could not find yesterdays posting so this is a duplicate. Please reply to yesterday’s original. Sorry - new user and just got new fingers! ---
**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, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1980-volvo-convertible/2663/3 "2007-08-05T20:30:52Z")
Your original post is indeed there. All you have to do is to use the “search” function. Anyway, since I replied to your original query, I have copied my response below for your convenience: [b]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. [/b]