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1957 Ford Fairlane, Retractable Roof - Scale 1:18 FAIRLN
“Most Exciting Idea in Car Design in 40 Years” Life Magazine, 1957
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$49.98 $34.98

Detailed Description
1957 Ford Fairlane, Retractable Roof
Hand Assembled from Over 100 Parts

Worlds Only Hide-Away Hardtop
In late 1956 visitors to Americas first National Auto Show since before WWII saw the best that Detroit had to offer- the new styled Chevy Bel Air, revamped Chryslers and DeSotos, and the new American sports cars, the Corvette and the Thunderbird. But no car brought forth the reaction of the Ford Fairlane Skyliner with the Retractable Roof. So popular was this look that Ford was able to reclaim sales supremacy from Chevrolet. Life magazine called it the “birth of a mechanical miracle and the “most exciting idea in car design since Fords first 2-door sedan in 1915. Making the retractable hardtop work was a triumph of engineering. It required 10 relays, 10 limit switches, 4 lock motors, 3 drive motors, and over 600 feet of wire, to go from coupe to convertible.

First One Produced Given to the President.
“Ike was delighted to receive the first of these modern miracles ever produced. Youll feel just as good about this 1:18 scale precision detailed beauty. It has all the features youd expect from those $79.98 models... two-tone enamel baked exterior with matching two-tone interior, 245 hp. 312 cubic inch V-8 engine, working steering and whitewall tires, plus the most amazing feature of them all... the working retractable hideaway hardtop.


Model Features

• Chrome Trim
• Opening Hood
• Opening Doors
• Detailed Engine
• Detailed Interior
• Chrome Bumpers
• Hand Assembled from Over 100 Parts
• Working Retractable Hide-Away Hardtop
• Baked Enamel Two-Tone Finish
• Precision Die-Cast Replica
• 1:18 Scale Model
• 11.50 inches



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Model Cars - Diecast Products Index - TEXT ONLY DESCRIPTIONS


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