Convertible with retractable hardtop, manufactured by Ford
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.
Motor vehicle
Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner
Overview
Manufacturer
Ford
Also called
Ford Galaxie (500) Skyliner Ford Retractable[1]
Production
1957–1959 48,394 produced
Body and chassis
Class
Full-size car
Body style
2-door retractable hardtop
Dimensions
Wheelbase
118 in (2997.2 mm)
Length
210.8 in (5354.32 mm)
Height
56.3 in (1430.02 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor
Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner
The Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner is a two-door full-size retractable hardtop convertible, manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company for model years 1957–1959. However, early into the 1959 model year, its name was expanded to Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner.[2] The retracting roof system was marketed as the Hide-Away Hardtop, and was exclusively sold on this Ford-branded model, for three model years.
Ford's 1957 Skyliner was the world's first retracting hardtop convertible to be truly mass-produced by a car company from the factory, coming close to 50,000 sales. Earlier, French car-maker Peugeot had offered several such models in the 1930s, with the help of a coachbuilding company, which sold only in very limited numbers. It also marked the first time the hard roof featured a folding (front) section, to retract and fit inside the car's trunk.
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