In 1967 (I was 10) my Mom bought a '65 Convertible and she didn't realize the top was manual.
SHE hated that car, but its where I fell in love with Mustangs.
I always begged her to let ME put the top down on nice days in Maryland.....
Really wasn't that hard to do, even for a 10 year old....
Fast forward to 1973 when I bought MY first car-a '65 K GT Convertible....with a MANUAL top!!
Never a problem putting THAT top down either!!
Manual tops aren't that hard to deal with!