Ford · 1955–present
Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner
Ford Motor Company used the name ″Skyliner″ for 1954 and 1956 models, but not for the ″1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top″ model. 1955 Ford brochures, manuals, and advertisements state ″Transparent Top.″ Dealerships abbreviated the name to ″T/P″ or ″T/T.″ However, the 1955 car is often (mistakenly) referred to as a ″Skyliner″ as it has a transparent top just like the named ″Skyliner″ 1954 and 1956 models have. ″Glass Top″ is a common street name for transparent top Fords. The ″sky-view″ transparent top is actually a front roof section of blue-green tinted, 1/4-in thick, molded, acrylic-plastic (not Plexiglas®). It is weather-sealed and unaffected by heat, cold, or moisture. The Owner's Manual states that it can be washed with water and soap, polished with Luster-Seal Haze Cream, and that a Ford dealership can remove scratches. Included was an interior pull-out, 2-section, 3-zipper, adjustable, ″aluminized nylon″ sunshade curtain.
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Predecessor: Ford Crestline Skyliner · Successor: Ford Skyliner
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Models
Ford's three mid-1950s transparent top cars are: 1) 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner. Two-door pillarless hardtop with a transparent top. Price was $2,164 with the standard Ford I-block 6-cyl 223-cid 115-hp A-code engine and Conventional Drive 3-speed manual transmission. 1954 Crestline Skyliner production was only 13,344. 2) 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top. Two-door, with distinctive bright-metal stainless-steel B-pillar and mid-roof tiara (″crown-of-chrome″) trim and transparent top. The transparent top was a +$69.49 option on the Fairlane Crown Victoria body type 64A (steel-top) car (price $2,638.48 in L.A. Calif.) that then made the Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top body type 64B car (price $2,707.97 in LA. Calif.—top included). Prices are with the standard Ford Y-block V-8 272-cid 162-hp U-code engine and Conventional Drive 3-speed manual transmission. 1955 Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top production was only 1,999. 3) 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner. Two-door, with distinctive bright-metal stainless-steel B-pillar and mid-roof tiara (″crown-of-chrome″) trim and transparent top. Price was $2802.99 in L.A. Calif. ($2914 in Wash. D.C.)—$70 more than the steel-top Crown Victoria. Prices are with the standard Thunderbird V-8 292-cid 200-hp (202-hp with Fordomatic Drive) M-code engine and Conventional Drive 3-speed manual transmission. 1956 Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner production was only 603. Sales slipped as customers realized the problem of keeping interiors cool on hot days. The 1955 ComfortAire Conditioner ($400 est.) and 1956 SelectAire Conditioner ($435) were expensive options and only a few hundred (sources vary) were installed—rare cars, indeed. The ″Skyliner″ name was later applied to the 1957, 1958, and 1959 Ford Fair
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Specifications
- name
- 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top model
- Manufacturer
- Ford
- Production
- 1955
- Predecessor
- Ford Crestline Skyliner
- Successor
- Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5467764CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Fairlane_Crown_Victoria_SkylinerCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1279354595 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1955_Ford_Crown_Victoria_Skyliner.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Stephen Foskett (Wikipedia User: sfoskett) · retrieved 2026-10-01
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