Sunroof apparatus of vehicle roof

Vehicle roof with a sunroof apparatus, comprising a fixed roof structure having a roof opening therethrough and a pair of cover panels by which respective front and rear portions of the roof opening can be selectively closed and at least partially opened, said panels, in a closed position, being arranged one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle roof, wherein said roof opening extends over approximately the full length of the fixed roof structure, wherein a rear one of the cover panels is a stationary panel that is attached with the fixed roof structure in a position closing the rear portion of the roof opening and is detachably removable from its attached position to expose the rear portion of the roof opening, and wherein a front one of the cover panels is mounted by tilting and sliding means for upward tilting and, while upwardly tilted, for rearward sliding to a position in which at least a rear portion of the front cover panel projects over the rear cover panel when said rear cover panel is in said attached position and over a rear edge of the roof opening when said rear cover panel has been detached.