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A retractable hardtop system is designed for a vehicle with a passenger compartment and a storage area behind the passenger compartment. The system has an extended position wherein it defines a roof over the passenger compartment and a retracted position wherein at least a portion of the hardtop system is disposed in the storage area. The system includes a support assembly for supporting the remainder of the hardtop and interconnecting with the vehicle body. A generally rigid front panel has a forward edge and a rearward edge. The forward edge interconnects with the windshield header and the front panel defines a portion of the roof over the passenger compartment when the system is in the extended position. A rear portion is disposed rearwardly of the front panel and defines the remainder of the roof over the passenger compartment when the system is in the extended position. The rear portion includes a central window panel having a pair of C-pillars. The central window panel has a forward edge, a rearward edge, and a pair of sides. The C-pillars each have a forward edge, a rearward edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge. The inside edges of the C-pillars are disposed adjacent the sides of the central window panel when the system is in the extended position. The central window panel is hingedly linked to the C-pillars. The C-pillars each are hingedly linked to the support assembly at the rearward edge and hingedly linked to the front panel at the forward edges. A balance link has one interconnected with the front panel and a second end interconnected with the support assembly. A window link has a first end pivotally interconnected with the central window panel and a second end pivotally interconnected with the balance link. The system is designed such that when the system is in the retracted position, at least a portion of the central window panel is articulated to a position where the distance between the portion of the central window panel and the inner surface of the front panel is less than a distance between the inside edges of the C-pillars and the inner surface of the front panel.
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