Open roof construction for a vehicle

An open roof construction for a vehicle, comprising:

• a stationary roof part of the vehicle having a roof opening, said roof opening comprising forward and rearward roof opening edges which each extend transversely and two opposite, longitudinally extending roof opening side edges, wherein at least at some of said roof opening side edges and forward and rearward roof opening edges, roof opening flanges are connected directly to and extend substantially downwardly from the respective roof opening side edges and forward and rearward roof opening edges at the respective roof opening side edges and forward and rearward roof opening edges;
• a stationary roof panel adjacent said roof opening side edges and adjacent one of said forward and rearward roof opening edges and permanently closing part of the roof opening, wherein the stationary roof panel has panel edges extending along the roof opening side edges and along one of the forward and rearward roof opening edges and near to some of which downwardly extending panel brackets are provided which are attached to corresponding roof opening flanges;
• a movable panel configured to close and open the remainder of the roof opening;
• longitudinally extending guides provided in regions near to and below the roof opening side edges;
• moving mechanisms configured to cooperate with said guides and with the movable panel to move the movable panel between a closed position closing the remainder of the roof opening and an open position substantially below the stationary roof panel.