[Capt Kirk]

I don't have any experience in an A but do in an early V8. I'll share some life experience here. My dad got his 35 cabriolet from a friend when he was a kid. He met my mom in Germany as a war bride, brought her to LA and the 35 became the daily driver. All of a sudden kids started popping out. He got a Carson top and removed the top well so us kids could "communicate" between the rumble well and the cab. I remember a trip from LA to Nebraska pulling a travel trailer in that 35. I can't even imagine doing that now. A cabriolet might not be the best "family friendly" car but they're certainly designed for the road. There are a lot of other early V8's that can handle the kids on road trips.