Forum: Top

Hi, I’m new to the forum as well as new to retractables. Living in Germany I bought a ‘59 Skyliner a few months ago in the US which arrived with me 2...

I took off the lift jack for repair, and discovered that one side of the rubber bushing where the screw mechanism fits into the floor mounted bracket...

My deck lid has started moving very slow, either opening or closing. The motor is running, there seems to be no other motor running so there isnt a...

I have an on going self restoration of my 57 Ford Retractable. It has been an interesting, enjoyable, and challenging process with many do overs,...

I looking for someone in the Southwestern Ontario Canada region that works on retraceable tops. Currently restoring a 1959 and we are having many...

Last fall I posted my top front roof lock motor power issue to this forum. In the one response I received it was noted that since the functioning...

I would like to operate my top remotely with a transmitter like a garage door opener. Anyone out there know if someone has done this?

I have a 1957 retractable that I just purchased. Everything thing on the top seems to work great except for when you retract the top. It sits in the...

Hello! I am new to the forum after "coming into" a 58 352CID skyliner! it is in pieces right now and am focused on getting it started/running...

I am new to the forum. I have been having work done on my 57 Skyliner. Now when the top is going up the lock down screws are rotating in the wrong...

At car shows, is it ok to leave the top partially open to show trunk, etc....for an extended time period like 3 hours or is that determental to top...

I have heard that the Skyliner had an internal leveling system that made the top inoperable if the car was not level. I've been looking around, and...

Last Friday and Saturday I helped a friend try to get his newly acquired 59 top working. I have done quite a bit of work on my 58 so thought I knew...

Hi All, I just joined the club recently, and have a question. I am changing all the bushings in the roof. To that end, can I purchase bushings...

I have a 59 Skyliner that roof goes up perfectly, however will not go past mid point to rest in trunk. Both jack screws goes completely to close but...

I am considering buying a 57. The deck lid appears to have a 1/2 -3/4 inch gap in the back. When the lid raises to lower the top, it bounced up a...

Hello everyone, this is my first post on this forum. I am making a model of a Skyliner in Meccano, which is the Brit version of Erector. I am...

If you are looking for old Ford parts, I sure would not deal with Randy Ankle, that lives in Mesa, at 848 West Kilarea Ave., Here is what happened to...