Lengthwise movable vehicle roof

In a vehicle having a roof with at least one roof cover part that can be opened during driving in a sunroof mode by being moved into at least one open position, in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle and relative to roof parts lying laterally and to the rear with respect to said at least one roof cover part, a rear roof part of which is attached to lateral roof parts and the rear and lateral roof parts being fixed at least in said sunroof mode, and which can be opened to provide a convertible roof opening by moving of all of the roof parts and the at least one roof cover part into a storage space in a rear part of the vehicle, the improvement wherein the rear roof part is mounted in a pivotable manner relative to lateral columns on which it is supported;

• wherein lateral columns on which the rear roof part is supported are movable in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle on approximately horizontal guideways fixed on a body of the vehicle and are mounted in a manner enabling a forward and downward swinging of the columns and rear roof part into the storage space.