Folding top for a motor vehicle

An automobile convertible top which is adjustable between a closed position and a folded-down position, comprising a convertible-top mechanism, a convertible-top fabric supported by the convertible-top mechanism, a side bar of the convertible-top mechanism which comprises two limbs arranged at an angle, of which one limb is vertical in the closed position in the side region of the convertible-top mechanism, is held pivotably of a joint arranged on a vehicle body, and has a first axis and a second axis running at an angle to the first axis, in which, in the folded-down position, one limb of the side bar runs transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and that an end side of the limb which is remote from the joint faces toward that side region of the convertible-top mechanism which lies opposite the joint, wherein the pivotable side bar is a single-part component, and the horizontal limb of the side bar, in the closed position of the convertible top, extends as far as a window frame of the windshield and is held directly on the window frame.