Location: Auburn, Indiana

$33,000 USD | Sold

“SKYLINER, the World's only hide-away-hardtop! One minute this car is a snug, all-steel hardtop with smart Victoria styling. Touch a button, the roof vanishes into the rear deck, and you're sitting pretty in an open convertible! It's the most exciting car in a generation!” This was Ford’s advertising text that sold the public on the new concept vehicle. The retracting hardtop Ford is a true testament to an age when Detroit thought it was invincible. Today, the Skyliners are highly coveted investments.

Showing a very low 22,893 miles on the odometer, this brilliant white retractable is a wonderful example of 1950s technological achievements. The tri-tone brown/white/beige vinyl and woven cloth upholstery is remarkably original and in appearance. It is optioned with a 292 V-8, automatic transmission, power brakes, an AM radio, dash-mounted clock, dual external mirrors and dual exhaust. While this Skyliner shows some patina commensurate with an older restoration, it is worthy of exhibition and further preservation for the next generation.

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