Yes, I guess they thought a swoopy fastback would look dramatic, but it suffered from the same tail-heavy problem as the Rambler Marlin.
Easy enough to change the back end of the roof into something less ponderous, but then (for better or worse) I suppose you would be losing something of the original intended look of the car.
A convertible would be tricky because of the way the boot (trunk) lid rises so high relative to the rear wings (sorry, "fenders") and would need to be completely replaced with something flatter (and more flattering).
It was the "Dawning of the Age of Aquarius" in those years .. so I can't pick one over the other so I went with a tie... Which is something that none of the naked men and women that were in the production of 'Hair' ever wore.. LOL
