When the American compact car market dawned in 1959, neither Rambler nor Studebaker offered a convertible model of their American or Lark. A Lark drop-top appeared for MY 1960, just as the Big Three were introducing the Ford Falcon, Chevy Corvair, and Chrysler Corporation’s Valiant (it wasn’t yet a Plymouth, officially). No convertibles from any of them. General Motors’ other div
