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1957-1959 Ford Fairlane Skyliner
Body Style: 2 door convertible hardtop.
Engine: 272-352 cubic inch (4.5-5.7 liter) Y-Block V8
Power:202-300 hp
Torque: 260-320 lb-ft.
Weight: 4,600~ pounds.
Transmission: 3 speed manual/automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine/RWD
Additional Information: From 1957 to 1959 Ford offered a convertible hardtop that stored the entire roof of the car in the enormous trunk. It had a complex mechanism which folded the front of the roof and retracted it under the rear decklid. It had three roof drive motors driving four lift jacks, four door-lock motors, ten solenoids, four locking mechanisms for the roof and a total of 610 ft (185.9 m) of wiring just for this.
Aditional pics and video of the thing working:
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Body Style: 2 door convertible hardtop.
Engine: 272-352 cubic inch (4.5-5.7 liter) Y-Block V8
Power:202-300 hp
Torque: 260-320 lb-ft.
Weight: 4,600~ pounds.
Transmission: 3 speed manual/automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine/RWD
Additional Information: From 1957 to 1959 Ford offered a convertible hardtop that stored the entire roof of the car in the enormous trunk. It had a complex mechanism which folded the front of the roof and retracted it under the rear decklid. It had three roof drive motors driving four lift jacks, four door-lock motors, ten solenoids, four locking mechanisms for the roof and a total of 610 ft (185.9 m) of wiring just for this.
Aditional pics and video of the thing working:
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And the vid:

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And the vid:
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