Ironically, the actual French word for convertible (or cabriolet) is décapotable. At the turn of the 19th century, when motor-powered vehicles were coming into their own, they had no roof ...

This is the case with the Panther Lima of French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, a retro-style convertible that will be auctioned by the French house Aguttes, at a price not as high as we expected.