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NYTimes does retractable hardtops
In case you missed it over the weekend, the New York Times had an article in Sunday’s edition on the history of retractable hardtops. Decent, but they missed a few things. First off, if you’re going...
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Flight deck, prepare for takeoff…
While looking for something completely unrelated on the Ford Media image site, I came across this photo of at least seven Skyliners coming down Ford’s Dearborn assembly line in 1957 and decided to...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner
The Fifties were a time of excess: Some horsepower is good, so more must be better. Some chrome is good, so more must be better. And some plexiglass is good, so more must be better. Or, at least,...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner
As an older restoration, this 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner retractable hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com displays some minor imperfections, but has been well cared for in general over the last...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner
Mad props to the current owner of this 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner for sale on Hemmings.com. Not only has he kept it looking good and kept it roadworthy, he’s done so in New York City, a little...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner
Retractable hardtops are amazing to watch in action: A symphony of moving parts disguised to look like they were never designed to move in the first place. During the post-war Jet Age optimism of the...
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SIA Flashback – Restoration Profile: 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner
Just as the prior issue of SIA introduced the Driveable Dream to the Hemmings repertoire, the February 2003 issue (SIA #193) introduced the Restoration Profile, an in-depth look at how an at-home...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1957 Ford Skyliner
We’ve seen Edsel front ends adapted to a number of bodystyles that Edsels never came with, thanks to the shared body shells with Fords and Mercurys of the period—Edcheros, mostly. However, we’ve never...
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Green Sky Above: Skyliner and Sun Valley offered a tinted perspective.
1954 Mercury Sun Valley, from factory sales literature. During the dream-car days of the 1950s, it seemed as if anything could have found its way onto the car of the future. Oftentimes, some subtle...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1954 Meteor Rideau Skyliner
Most American car enthusiasts do a double take at the sight of a Meteor: It’s definitely a Ford, just not one that was ever sold in the U.S. Meteors were offered in Canada from 1949 until 1976 and...
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