page_title: Hardtop
section_title: Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Hardtop / Pillarless hardtops / Japan
caption_attribution_description: 1972 Toyota Crown MS60 Coupé
context_page_description: A hardtop is a rigid form of automobile roof, which for modern cars is typically constructed from metal. A hardtop roof can be either fixed, detachable for separate storing or retractable within the vehicle itself.
  Pillarless hardtop is a body style of cars without a B-pillar, which are often styled to give the appearance of a convertible design.
context_section_description: During the 1970s, Toyota produced the Toyota Crown in a pillarless two-door hardtop version. Nissan followed suit with the Nissan Cedric and Nissan Gloria in 4-door sedan and 2-door hardtop body styles, with the latter "rendered as a premium quality personal car." Subaru introduced a new compact coupe as a genuine two-door hardtop with the Subaru Leone in 1971. The pillarless hardtop models were more expensive and luxurious than the sedan versions.
  In the 1980s, Toyota continued the design with the Mark II, Nissan with its Laurel, and Mazda marketing its Luce.
caption: 1972 Toyota Crown with side windows lowered
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