Ford Fairlane Retractable Roof

Alas we ended up collecting every color of franklin mint 1957 ford retractable in scale which is the.

Ford fairlane retractable roof.

East to visit my father s family we drove this through a raging rainstorm and the seal between the windshield and the roof leaked. It has the original engine the headlights are still good and the body is largely intac. The ford fairlane 500 skyliner is a two door full size car with a retractable hardtop that was produced by ford motor company for the model years 1957 to 1959. The car is in need of restoration.

Nos 1957 58 59 ford fairlane retractable gold roof skyliner nameplate mouldings. See also ford crestline skyliner for the 1954 ford and ford fairlane crown victoria skyliner for the 1955 1956 ford fairlane crown victoria both with an acrylic glass roof panel. Talk about being ahead of the curve ford with its hide away hardtop was pretty much standing alone with the 1957 introduction of its retractable steel top skyliner convertible. 1959 ford fairlane 500 skyliner.

It is a hardtop with a retractable roof. 1959 ford fairlane 500 skyliner. The 1957 ford had not been designed with the retractable roof in mind and adapting it was a challenge requiring many unique components. It is a hardtop with a retractable roof.

But ford s own surveys of likely continental buyers indicated that they would be willing to spend as much as 2 500 more than the coupe s projected price for a retractable top. Produced for three years here s a 1959 example the final year of production located in windom minnesota and available here on facebook marketplace for 9 000. An argument could be made that it was the 20 766 skyliners that pushed ford sales ahead of chevy for in 1957. Bill boyer s styling team had to stretch the tail of the standard fairlane convertible about 3 inches 76 mm and raise the rear deck to allow enough room for the stowed top.

His intention was always to build one car from the pair. 1959 ford galaxie fairlane skyliner sunliner backup light. 1957 ford fairlane 500 skyliner. Reluctant to write off the 2 2 million development cost for a retractable roof concept car incurred in 1948 manager of fords advanced styling studio gil spear created a two dimensional cardboard model of a retractable hardtop.

They would make great parts or donor cars to build another 1957 retractable or could be restored. I am listing my grandfather s dream 1957 ford fairlane 500 skyliner retractable hardtops. In other words they were ready to shell out a sum greater than the base price of any 1955 ford on top of the nearly 10 000 charged for a fixed roof continental. Like someone was holding a fire hose at the seal.