Corvette drop-tops fly
Unaided open-air motoring isn't what GM had in mind when it designed the latest drop-top CorvetteThe US automaker is recalling more than 30,000 Corvettes because of a defect that causes the roof of the car to fly off while driving.
According to Detroit News' Autos Insider over 20 complaints were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and GM issued a formal recall late last week.
It affects 2005 and 2006 Corvette models that have painted, removable hard tops, which are fitted to approximately 40 per cent of the $45,000 (AU$59,500) sport coupes.
The Corvette's hard top is comprised of a magnesium frame and hard plastic roof panel which can be blown off when adhesive that attaches the roof to the frame separates, GM spokesman Alan Adler told Autos Insider. No one has been injured or killed as a result of the glitch, he said.
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