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1959 FORD RETRACTABLE
Back in the days when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, the 1957-1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner retractable hardtop was a sensation of the first order, so much so that "Ike" even ordered an early example for himself. One wonders how often he and Mamie sneaked down to the garage just to watch the big steel roof and rear-deck panels, operated by a bevy of servo motors, relays, screw jacks, assorted cables, springs, and pivoting arms, do their stuff.
