NCE Decapitates Acura TL Sedan, Proposes to do the Same to AM Rapide and Hyundai Equus

To be frank, I never understood the allure or the reasoning, for that matter, behind the aftermarket conversion of four-door sedans to convertibles, but I guess each to his own taste.

While we’re on the subject of taste (or the lack thereof…), the drop-top specialists over at Newport Convertible Engineering (NEC) from Placentia, California, have sharpened their scalpels on the roof of an Acura TL sedan turning it into a four-door cabriolet with a center roll-bar to keep things in place. The gold stripes running down the middle are the cherry icing to this strangely flavored cake.

Looking at NEC’s other creations, I found a couple new proposals for roofless versions of Hyundai’s Equus luxury sedan and the Aston Martin Rapide sports saloon, renders of which can be found right below the break.

By John Halas

ACURA TL CONVERTIBLE


ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE CABRIOLET


HYUNDAI EQUUS CONVERTIBLE