Was left to ride in the convertible (9)
I believe the answer is:
inherited
'was left' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'ride in the convertible' is the wordplay.
'convertible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ride'+'in'+'the'='rideinthe'
'rideinthe' anagrammed gives 'INHERITED'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for inherited that I've seen before include "handed down" , "Came into" , "Received from forebears" , "Was left" , "Received from an ancestor" .)