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:''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.'' The Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner is a full-size two-door automobile with a retractable hardtop which was produced by Ford in the United States for the model years 1957, 1958 and 1959. Part of the Ford Fairlane range, the Skyliner had a complex mechanism which folded the front of the roof and retracted it under the rear decklid. It did all this without the use of hydraulics, as in regular convertibles of the era. The Skyliner top utilized six electric motors (only five for 1959 models), four lift jacks, a series of relays, ten solenoids, four locking mechanisms for the roof, and a total of of wiring.〔Owner's plaque, 50th Anniversary Draggins carshow, shot 3 April 2010.〕 The large top took up vast amounts of trunk space, limiting the car's sales (however, unlike what most people believe, the mechanism had decent reliability).〔 Production totaled 20,766 units in 1957, declining to 14,713 in 1958 and to 12,915 in 1959.〔(1957–1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner at auto.howstuffworks.com ) Retrieved from auto.howstuffworks.com on 14 January 2011〕 An electric clock was standard. Fuel consumption was around overall.〔 The fuel tank was placed vertically in back of the rear seat, which inadvertently added safety in rear collisions.〔 The wheelbase of the Skyliner was and the overall length was .〔 During the 1959 model year the Galaxie series was added to Ford’s full-size range and the Skyliner model was absorbed into that series.〔〔John Gunnell, The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1945 to 1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 402〕 Although the ’59 Galaxie was designated as a separate series,〔 Galaxies carried both “Fairlane 500” and “Galaxie” badging, on the rear and sides respectively.〔(1959 Ford brochure ) Retrieved from www.oldcarbrochures.com on 14 January 2011〕 It came with the standard with the 292CID 2-barrel 200 hp V8.〔 At the time of its introduction, the Skyliner was the only true hardtop convertible in the world.〔John Gunnell, The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1945 to 1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 397〕 Today, it has become a very valuable collectible car, with high-point, well-restored examples costing upwards of $73,830 (inc. sales fees Mecum Indianapolis 2013). ==Engines and transmissions== The following engines, all V8s, were available on the Fairlane 500 Skyliner. Two manual transmissions, a three-speed and three-speed with overdrive, plus three-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission, were available.〔 File:1957 Ford Fairline 500 Skyliner.jpg|1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner File:1958 Ford Fairlane Convertible RWZ199.jpg|1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner File:1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner.jpg|1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner File:1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner.JPG|1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner. Although the 1959 Galaxie was a separate series from the Fairlane 500, '59 Galaxies carried both Galaxie and Fairlane 500 badges 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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