The Retractable Page


This is the Home page of TAFFY a 1959 Ford Retractable.

The Ford Corporation named this auto the Skyliner, Model 51A
[IMAGE of a Ford Skyliner Retractable]

This auto was built in San Jose California. It has a
Thunderbird 352 inі motor.
The basic Skyliner sold for $3,346 US in 1959. There were 12,916
built in the 1959 year.
The auto was 208.1 inches long and a weight of 4,064 pounds.
The 1959 Ford was awarded the Gold Metal of the
Comite Francais de l’Elagance at the Brussels Word's Fair.
The top takes about a minute to move from the hardtop version into the trunk
to become a convertible. The top is STEEL No flapping canvas here.



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RVCI 2009

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