1955 FORD FAIRLANE CROWN VICTORIA - RARE GLASS TOP MODEL

Описание: Filmed several years ago, this colorful and now rare Crown Vic was a show stopper. Ford Motor Company used the name ″Skyliner″ for 1954 and 1956 models, but NOT for the ″1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top″ model. 1955 Ford brochures, manuals, and advertisements state ″Transparent Top.″ Dealerships abbreviated the name to ″T/P″ or ″T/T.″
However, the 1955 car is often mistakenly referred to as a ″Skyliner″ as it has a transparent top just like the named ″Skyliner″ 1954 and 1956 models have. ″Glass Top″ is a common street name for transparent top Fords.
The ″sky-view″ transparent top is actually a front roof section of blue-green tinted, 1/4-in thick, molded, acrylic-plastic - not Plexiglas®. It is weather-sealed and unaffected by heat, cold, or moisture. The Owner's Manual states that it can be washed with water and soap, polished with Luster-Seal Haze Cream, and that a Ford dealership can remove scratches. Included was an interior pull-out, 2-section, 3-zipper, adjustable, ″aluminized nylon″ sunshade curtain. The Crown Victoria hardtop coupe had 33,165 copies and a base price of $ 2,202. This glass top Crown Vic is one of only 1,999 copies and had a base price of $ 2,272. The V8 engine for these Vic's was a 272 cubic with up to 182 horsepower. There were 16 colorful paint choices for Ford this year. This example is finished in Snowshoe white over Tropical Rose. The Ford Motor Company had it's game on in the fifties not only with huge sales volumes but also with innovative car designs like the glass top Crown Vic. Thanks for viewing.