is fully closed referring now fig6 through 8 lift assist actuator 75 is preferably an automatically actuated hydraulic cylinder and piston rod or alternately may be a manually driven fluid dampener type device such as a pneumatic strut which serves to control rotational movement of main pivot bracket 69 about a front pivot 231 attached to bracket 71 bracket 71 is mounted to the vehicular body structure such as a quarter inner panel floor pan trunk pan or the like upon release of a lock which will be described in greater detail hereinafter the rear of pivot bracket is operably raised through an angle u03b1 which will thereby cause the entire collapsed convertible roof assembly 23 to raise from the fully retracted position shown in fig7 to an intermediate yet still collapsed orientation as shown in fig6 and 8 hence when deck lid 203 is rearwardly opened and pivoted about a forward pivot axis or axes the collapsed convertible roof assembly is either automatically or manually lifted to allow the vehicle operator to access the miscellaneous storage space within trunk stowage area 33 below convertible roof assembly 23 fig1 illustrates a lock 271 employed to selectively allow movement of main pivot bracket 69 on each side of the vehicle when the deck lid is automatically or manually opened to allow rear access to the.