A few months ago I posted a picture of a heavily-patina’ed downsized Chevrolet B Body I saw in my town. Here’s another Chevy B Body which I found curbside on a Sunday stroll, two door this time, sporting an “interesting” roof treatment. A brown poly tarp, with PVC framing, and bungee cord attachment. The car looked lived in.
Protection against solar heat? Or rain leaks? Perhaps a removable, portable sun shade for trips to the beach. Or maybe just a fashion statement. I’d be curious how it holds up at freeway speeds.
It’s an early lost prototype for the aborted convertible model!
Bumper Buddy for the irreplaceable bent-glass rear window?
That would be the best car I could drive to my kid’s snobby high school to pick them up! I’d honk all the way around the building.
I once picked up my teenaged son in front of the school playing and singing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper in front of his friends. When it comes to embarrassing, I go big or go home.
The Dodge truck appears to be in great condition.
I am betting that it’s a rain fly to cover a leaky back window seal. Come to think of it, both of my 80s GM B/C body cars started to leak into the trunk after body sealant dried out. So that’s my final answer – a water-shedding lean-to.
It looks a lot more elaborate than the tube of body sealant I used to fix mine. But perhaps I just lack imagination.
It’s A solar powered vehicle
That was Chevy’s short-lived “convex trampoline” option from 1977. Mercedes had a similar system but it was too complicated, with several hydraulic pumps and employing the use of very small animals on unicycles.
I rode by on my bike today and the car was still there. I wanted to check out the rear window integrity but saw that someone appeared to be sleeping in the back seat.