Poetry in Motion

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 06/10/2019 at 17:53 • Filed to: Skyliner, Ford

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fintail > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 17:58

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My mom had a 59 when it was an ordinary used car , years before I was born. Traded it for a 61 Impala convertible, another ordinary used car.  Now she drives a white Camry.

lone_liberal > fintail 06/10/2019 at 18:13

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My dad says one of his brothers had one back in the 60s but of course the top was a constant PITA given that it was just an old car by then.

fintail > lone_liberal 06/10/2019 at 18:24

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IIRC they are very complex with lots of fiddly relays and switches.  Fun to watch, but I don’t pine to own one.

WilliamsSW > fintail 06/10/2019 at 18:52

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7 electric motors and mechanical relays. I think they’re decently reliable if they’re well sorted, and a giant PITA if not.

WilliamsSW > fintail 06/10/2019 at 18:53

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  They’re cool as hell, but imho a cloth top makes fewer compromises than any retractable hardtop.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 21:26

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Kind of like lambo doors. If you have them you have to show everyone the opening and closing event .

fintail > WilliamsSW 06/10/2019 at 22:00

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I bet a lot of them ceased working by the time they were 10 years old.  When my mom had hers around 1967, I am sure it was a sub-1K car.

WilliamsSW > fintail 06/10/2019 at 23:46

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  Yeah, I’m thinking that the top mechanism will tolerate deferred maintenance about as well as German V10.