Ford Fairlane Retractable Roof

1959 ford fairlane 500 skyliner.

Ford fairlane retractable roof.

The car is in need of res. 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. 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.

Nos 1957 58 59 ford fairlane retractable gold roof skyliner nameplate mouldings. 1957 ford fairlane 500 skyliner. 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. They would make great parts or donor cars to build another 1957 retractable or could be restored.

1959 ford fairlane 500 skyliner. 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. 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. 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.

Alas we ended up collecting every color of franklin mint 1957 ford retractable in scale which is the. 1959 ford galaxie fairlane skyliner sunliner backup light. I am listing my grandfather s dream 1957 ford fairlane 500 skyliner retractable hardtops. 1959 ford skyliner retractable roof side ornament trim moulding script pair fits.

The 1957 ford had not been designed with the retractable roof in mind and adapting it was a challenge requiring many unique components. 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. It is a hardtop with a retractable roof. An argument could be made that it was the 20 766 skyliners that pushed ford sales ahead of chevy for in 1957.

It has the original engine the headlights are still good and the body is largely intac. The white car is a factory automatic with power steering and the thunderbird special 312 v8. His intention was always to build one car from the pair. 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.