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The 2016 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016. The presidential election, House elections, 14 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections were held concurrently.
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Other terms for convertibles include cabriolet, cabrio, drop top, drophead coupé, open two-seater, open top, rag top, soft top, spider, and spyder. Consistency is rare about the current use of cabriolet in preference to convertible. The term cabriolet originated from a carriage cabriolet: "a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top...
Most of the early automobiles were open-air vehicles without any roof or sides. As car engines became more powerful by the end of the 19th century, folding textile or leather roofs (as had been used on victoria or landau carriages) began to appear on cars. Examples of early cars with roofs include the phaeton (a two-seat car with a temporary roof),...
Textile
A "soft top" is made from a flexible textile material: 1. Early convertibles used cotton canvaswoven so tightly that it is waterproof. Automakers had problems in securing raw materials to fulfill orders after World War II, including canvas in various shades for convertible tops, therefore limiting their manufacture. 2. A cloth-based material has become more common in recent years. Other materials are also used in the convertible top. By 1955, the most popular materials were latex and butyl ru...
Detachable hardtop
Rigid removable hardtops, many of which can be stored in a car's trunk/boot, have been available at least since the 1950s. These usually provide greater weatherproofing, soundproofing, and durability compared to fabric-based tops; some are available with integrated rear-window defrosters and windscreens. Examples include the Ford Thunderbird (1st-generation and 11th-generation), Mercedes SL (2nd-generation and 3rd-generation), Porsche Boxster, Jeep Wrangler, Ford Mustang Cobra (1995 Only), an...
Retractable hardtop
A retractable hardtop — also known as "coupé convertible" or "coupé cabriolet" — is a car with an automatically operated, self-storing hardtop(as opposed to the textile-based roof used by traditional convertibles). The benefits of improved climate control and security are traded off against increased mechanical complexity, cost, weight, and often reduced luggage capacity.[citation needed]
Tonneau cover
Folding textile convertible tops often fail to completely hide their internal mechanism or can expose their vulnerable underside to sun exposure and fading. A tonneau cover provides a solution.
Rear window
Rear windows are often part of the roof assembly. Traditionally, the rear window in a soft-top was made from plastic; however, more recently some convertibles have used glass for the rear window.
Windblocker
A windblocker or wind deflector minimizes noise and rushing air reaching the occupants. According to the engineer responsible for the 2008 Chrysler Sebring, its windblocker reduces wind noise by approximately 11 to 12 dB. Several convertibles are available with a heating duct to the neck area of the seat, which is often called an "Air Scarf". Examples of cars with this feature include Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, and Audi A5/S5.
Convertibles have offered numerous iterations that fall between the first mechanically simple fabric tops to complex retractable roofs made from hard materials: Roadster: A roadster (also called spider or spyder) is an open two-seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance or character. Initially, an American term for a two-seat car with no weather...
Open car and roadster
1. Ford Model T circa1925, with minimal weather protection 2. Bentley 4½ Litre1929 with luxury snap-on and thumbscrew sidescreens 3. Aero500 from 1929 4. Ford Phaeton 1934open four-door touring car 5. 1937 Delahaye 135MS Roadster 6. MG TD circa1953, with manual soft top and detachable sidescreens with plastic windows 7. Lancia D23 Spyder 1953 8. 1955 Porsche 550Spyder
Convertibles
1. 1936 Packard One-TwentyConvertible Victoria with the top in the semi-open (second) position 2. Fixed-profile circa 1950 Nash Rambler Convertible "Landau" Coupe 3. Škoda 450from 1957 4. Mercedes-Benz 300dlandaulet in operation 5. Škoda Feliciafrom 1959 6. Lincoln Continental circa1962, four-door with automatic, self-storing tonneau 7. Jaguar E-type1963, with vinyl foldable tonneau installed and snap-secured 8. Mercedes SL1964, available with a detachable hardtop 9. 1966 Rolls-Royce Phantom...
Retractable hardtop
1. 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner 2. Daihatsu Copen circa 2001 with retracted hardtop, keiclass 3. Chevrolet SSR circa 2004, a retractable hardtop convertible pickup truck 4. Ford Focus CC circa2006 with its roof retracted 5. Mazda MX-5 circa 2007, with polycarbonatehardtop 6. Cadillac XLR circa2007, with aluminum hardtop concealed by tonneau cover 7. Volkswagen Eos circa2007 with five-segment top and independent sunroof
v. t. e. The 2016 United States Senate election in California was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of ...
- Kamala Harris
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- Democratic
- 7,542,753
Nov 8, 2016 · A total of 34 of the 100 seats were up for regular election. Those elected to the U.S. Senate in the 34 regular elections on November 8, 2016, began their six-year terms on January 3, 2017. Control of the Senate was up for grabs again in 2016. In order to take the chamber back, Democrats needed to gain five seats in 2016, but they fell short ...
The Aurus Senat (Russian: Aypyc Сенат) is a luxury full-size car by Russian automaker Aurus Motors and developed by NAMI in Moscow, Russia. It is the presidential state car of Russia. The Aurus Senat was retro-styled after the old ZIS-110 limousine of the 1940s.
The United States presidential state car ( nicknamed "the Beast", [1] [2] [3] "Cadillac One", [4] [5] "First Car"; [6] code named "Stagecoach" [7] [8]) is the official state car of the president of the United States . United States presidents embraced automotive technology in the early 20th century with President William Howard Taft 's purchase ...
