Love affair with classic Ford Skyliner comes full circle - Driving
I had just become a teenager when I saw my first Ford hideaway hardtop. I, along with everyone else, marvelled at this new long and low 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 that magically transformed itself from a two-door hardtop to a full convertible in just 40 seconds — simply with the touch of a button. It wasn’t until the next year, in my first year at a north Toronto high school, that I would actually see one of these miracle cars on the road. It was a white 1958 model and it had been fully customized as a new car. A low rumble came from the dual exhausts as this car oozed by my high school. I would usually hear this car before I saw it. When I turned to look at it, the long low Ford would sometimes have the top up. On other occasions, the top was down, giving away its secret as a famed Ford hideaway hardtop. Yet, he had this fabulous car — a car unlike any I had ever seen. The sight of the car would remain engraved in my memory as I moved into adulthood and pursued my lifelong interest in cars. But I would not see another one of these cars as I moved from Toronto to Vancouver for a career as a television news reporter. Source: driving.ca
