Austin Metropolitans came with hard tops and as convertibles. The idea was to attract both the US and Continental buyers at a time when almost all British car production was earmarked for export and most designs were upgrades of 1930s models or copies of American 1940s styles.
If I remember they were released on the British market in 1954 or 1955. Initially they were available in mid blue, red and a sort of turquoise green, each colour having a white top.
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