Originally posted by Hooligan
Anyone have any ideas?
Hey Hooligan -
Actually, the Esprit is just another of the wondrful conversions that Bob Straman out in California will do if you've got the cash.
If you haven't heard of this guy, he takes vehicles not sold as convertibles and, for less than $100,000 usually, he masterfully stabilises the body and ads a tasteful convertible top. He customised the Sultan of Brunei's Ferrari 456 "coupe" into a convertible (I believe the 456 is his specialty), and I remember hearing of one his more spectacular creations, a stock Range Rover 4.6HSE into a convertible (and two-door) Range Rover. He usually deals in super cars, though when the New Beetle came out, he advertised in upscale magazines that he could convert a New Beetle into a New Beetle convertible "Without a loss of trunkspace."
I think it's called Straman Coach or something stupid like that - plug 'Robert Straman' (I believe) into a search engine and you'll be surprised.
EDIT: It's Richard Straman. I'll post pictures.