<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><small><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bad-landau-tops/#2"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_003_630.jpg" /></a><br />
Silly landau tops - Click above image for high-res image gallery</small></em></div>
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Landau tops. Frankly, some are fine. Show us, say, a mid-to-late '70s <a href="http://www.dealercarsearch.com/Media/1232/4316_17.jpg">Olds Cutlass</a> or <a href="http://www.me.mtu.edu/~prater/carpics/fords/lincolns/77lcoupe.jpg">Lincoln Town Coupe</a> gussied up accordingly from the factory, and we're liable to nod in approval and make one of those, "Ehh, not bad at all!" facial expressions in appreciation of the old barge. That said, most modern landau roof applications are dealer-installed, and commensurately disastrous and stupid. <br />
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My friend Scott had been telling me about two particularly egregious examples he regularly sees in his Brooklyn neighborhood. "Show me," I told him. So he remembered to tote his camera with him this week and sent me these. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bad-landau-tops/#4">Buick LeSabre</a> isn't all that surprising, gauche though it may be. But the Ford Escort? Yeah, that's a good one. Gotta love those <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bad-landau-tops/#3">opera lights and the fading "Ghia"</a> lettering, too. Will anything ever stop these people?<br />
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Your turn: What's the most terrible landau top application you've personally witnessed? We know you have stories. Share.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/">Bad Landau Tops</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Images courtesy of <a href="http://nyerges.com/">Scott Nyerges</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/make-it-stop-bad-landau-tops/">Make it stop: Bad landau tops</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:51:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/make-it-stop-bad-landau-tops/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19218087/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/make-it-stop-bad-landau-tops/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Silly landau tops - Click above image for high-res image gallery</small></em></div>
<br />
Landau tops. Frankly, some are fine. Show us, say, a mid-to-late '70s <a href="http://www.dealercarsearch.com/Media/1232/4316_17.jpg">Olds Cutlass</a> or <a href="http://www.me.mtu.edu/~prater/carpics/fords/lincolns/77lcoupe.jpg">Lincoln Town Coupe</a> gussied up accordingly from the factory, and we're liable to nod in approval and make one of those, "Ehh, not bad at all!" facial expressions in appreciation of the old barge. That said, most modern landau roof applications are dealer-installed, and commensurately disastrous and stupid. <br />
<br />
My friend Scott had been telling me about two particularly egregious examples he regularly sees in his Brooklyn neighborhood. "Show me," I told him. So he remembered to tote his camera with him this week and sent me these. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bad-landau-tops/#4">Buick LeSabre</a> isn't all that surprising, gauche though it may be. But the Ford Escort? Yeah, that's a good one. Gotta love those <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bad-landau-tops/#3">opera lights and the fading "Ghia"</a> lettering, too. Will anything ever stop these people?<br />
<br />
Your turn: What's the most terrible landau top application you've personally witnessed? We know you have stories. Share.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/">Bad Landau Tops</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bad-landau-tops/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bad_landau_hi_002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Images courtesy of <a href="http://nyerges.com/">Scott Nyerges</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/make-it-stop-bad-landau-tops/">Make it stop: Bad landau tops</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:51:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/make-it-stop-bad-landau-tops/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19218087/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/make-it-stop-bad-landau-tops/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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