Back in 1974, this 1958 Ford Skyliner was put into storage and is just now coming out to see the light of day. The Ford Skyliner is for sale here on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $12,500. The seller hooked up a gas can after installing new points and condenser and the 352 cubic inch V8 engine started right up. The car is located in Tyler, Minnesota. We appreciate Russ Dixon bringing this car to our attention.
The 352 cubic inch Ford V8 engine is mated to a column shifted three speed manual transmission. The engine was rated at 300 horsepower from the factory and was the largest engine available for Fairlane in 1958. While the car will move under its own power, it will not stop because the brakes are bad and need to be replaced. The odometer on the car reads 66,951 miles and the seller believes this to be the actual miles traveled.
The interior is rough and the top will need to be replaced. However, the seller states that he spent a couple of days cleaning the switches and mechanical components for the top and the retractable top is working. The seller provided a link to a video that you can see here to illustrate how well the top works.
The front end of the Skyliner looks pretty good and the car still sports 1971 Minnesota license plates. These is a dent in the front corner near the parking light and there has been some body work done to the car in the form of patches in the lower quarter panels and the front fenders. So I think this car would look great cruising down a two lane black top. Could you be the next owner?
Hey; no clickable link to the ad…?
The top will need to be replaced? Did it rust away? smh
I agree. First they said it needs replacing then they say it works with a video link showing how well it works. ???
They have both a soft top and a retractible hardtop
No reason to replace that top and you would never find one anyway. The fact that the top is working after a couple of days of cleaning/lubing means that if you want a project retractable, this is probably your car. Hard to believe the engine started right up after 46 years. Someone must have taken measures to store this car properly.
This article makes me sad. No link. Confusing claims about the top/interior. Lazy editing.
If you don’t like it leave.
What did TRPIV write that was not truthful?
I’d never take on a project without a top.
That may have more meaning to some.
Better to buy one done, however, it looks like a solid build and the price is not outrageous like some are asking. As winter approaches it becomes harder to fetch these kinda projects.
So, maybe it’s “Back in the Barn” for this baby!
IT’S GOT A TOP–IT’S A RETRACTABLE HARDTOP–used to call ’em “fliptops”
Hey, you’re correct. My apologies. Ford was way ahead of its time when this was invented. Lexus has one and so does a few others like BMW. But, I still wouldn’t take one like this as a project. I have too many already. Would make a nice ride for some soul who likes late phifties Phords.
I found the ad on eBay since the link was broken here, but I didn’t see anything indicating the top needed replacement. The video shows the top functions well. Maybe it was a typo? Needs plenty, but also looks like a solid project. Decent price, and a runner too. If I just had more time for another project! I like this car.
And she fired up after a 46 year slumber. If it were a Y block, it would have made pretzels out of the pushrods.
I think he meant the top of the padded dash needs replacing.
For a car stored that long, the top worked pretty slick on the video
That car’s been in storage since before I ever even first seen a picture of one, which was 1977. I was a kid, looking through old magazines at my grandmother’s house, when I came across an ad for the hardtop convertible Ford Skyliner. I thought it was so neat. “Hey Mom, how come they don’t make really cool cars like this anymore?!”
It’s an interesting project. Ford was in its Bizarre Period, playing around with roofs since the bid-late 50s, the Mercury Sun Valley and so on, and none of them found themselves a strong market in terms of sales. I had a ’58 Retractable in Chicago, bought new, and the car really didn’t give me any trouble with the exception of an appointment for roof surgery in the Spring after some tough Winters at my friendly Ford dealer. Then the roof would work fine. I gave the car to a family member, and she drove it though College, never using the roof. The car is long gone now, and she is in a happy marriage and profession.
I can’t tell you the last time I saw a ’58 Ford on the street! They were used in LEO, but I don’t remember them. I do remember the ’59 Ford police cars. Again, I can’t tell you the last time I saw one.
I love this car ,if it was in Aussie where I am I would snap it up .I have a 1960 Thunderbird that has the same motor,fantastic Lance