Spotted: 7-Series Convertible

"Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep" (aljazeerachryslerjeep) 01/26/2015 at 16:48 • Filed to: droptop, Philadelphia, dip low in the phantom

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So, I took this pic a few months ago and just found it again. Decided to post it here. Spotted this baby outside a bar in Manayunk, Philadelphia. A convertible 7-series. Yes.

I, personally, would NEVER modify Bimmer's flagship like this - but it's awesome in its own way! Thoughts?

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 16:49

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So much 90s right here.

Tareim - V8 powered > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 16:50

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I'd be interested in how it looks once the roof is up also how the roof actually goes up

also how badly has the structural rigidity been affected by this, other than that looks pretty cool

Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep > Tareim - V8 powered 01/26/2015 at 16:52

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I tried to hang around long enough to catch the driver, but patience isn't my biggest virtue. Fingers crossed he (it's definitely a "he") drives by again.

davedave1111 > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 16:53

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I'm a big fan of these kinds of conversions, as long as they're done reasonably well. There aren't enough big convertibles around for me to roll with my hos on a sunny day.

Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep > davedave1111 01/26/2015 at 16:54

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Yea, this car just begs for blunts to be smoked within.

davedave1111 > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 16:57

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I was thinking more along the lines of a diamond-encrusted gold chillum packed with the very finest highgrade.

phenotyp > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 16:58

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I'm assuming the top (if there is one) is always down, so anyone getting in or out can just Dukes of Hazzard over the sill.

Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep > phenotyp 01/26/2015 at 17:01

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You can see the top, actually - right behind backseat (ha...obviously). It appears to be a soft top. Would be interesting to see how clean of a job was done when the top is actually up.

Tapas > Tareim - V8 powered 01/26/2015 at 17:05

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Exactly!

It looks tasteful with the top down. Hope its not an awkward-scrotum-top when its up.

phenotyp > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 17:14

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Oh, I'm sure it's a soft top. I was thinking that if the owners were smart, they'd have run bracing through the doors, front to back, and welded them shut. I can't imagine those doors ever closing straight once they've been opened.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 17:24

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I look at this like I look at my pet cat. I would never have a kitten declawed, I just couldn't do it, but I'm extraordinarily happy to have rescued one that was at some point declawed.

Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) 01/26/2015 at 17:28

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That...that's a pretty good way of looking at it. Bravo.

Jagvar > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 17:29

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The body flex on that thing must be terrible. They didn't even put in a roll bar.

jkm7680 > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 17:43

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Not a huge fan, I'd like it a little bit more if it was a 2 door. But cool anyways.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/26/2015 at 17:51

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I really want to like this, but don't think I can. It's just not right to me. If I was going to do it, I'd want to somehow make this into a coupe. But two doors would be way too long.

So while it's an interesting idea, I just can't get behind it.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/27/2015 at 00:03

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I seem to recall a Car & Driver "Short Take" of a 7-Series convertible (of this generation) that an aftermarket company had produced, though I want to say it had a Volkswagen Cabrio-esque "basket handle" at the B-pillar. It's not something I'd do to a perfectly solid 7-Series, but it's an interesting idea nonetheless.

j.davism5 > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/27/2015 at 06:19

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Committed to what he wanted. Good for him. Looks nice, but I could do it to an e38.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 01/27/2015 at 07:25

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I feel like a terrible person but I absolutely love this! I would so totally daily this thing!

I'm just a sucker for luxury cars and convertibles so when they are combined...

Tapas > Al Jazeera Chrysler Jeep 09/06/2016 at 16:02

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How. Does. The. Roof. Foooooolllllddd. In bad weather?!?!?!

How. Does. The. Car. Hold. Togetherrrerer???!?!