Skyliner Retractable Hard Top, Full Restoration, Show Quality, Mint, Perfect!

Description for Ford Galaxie 1959

Up for sale is a show quality. 1959 Ford. Fairlane. Galaxie 500. Skyliner. Retractable. Convertible. Hardtop. with Surf Blue over Colonial White and Select-Aire. Henry Ford II supervised. Gil Spear's design. 1959 Gold Medal for Exceptional Styling award at the World Fair in Brussels. This Skyliner is a former Don Davis Auto Group. no expense spared. frame off. nut and bolt restoration car. making it one of very nicest on the market at any price. On 11-29-14 the car won Best in Show at the MSP car show. Frisco TX with 95 cars in attendance. Here is a link to the photo of the winners http://s1377. photobucket. com/user/dsherod1/library/North%20Texas%20Missions_112914?sort=3&page=2The car has a very magical presence. as the restoration was completed only a short time ago. . nbsp;Most of the restoration was performed by Jerry's Classic Car Restoration; 1957-59 Ford Retractable specialists in Springdale. Arkansas. their restorations are legendary and very extensive. producing many national award winners. Here is a link to Jerry's web site: http://www. jerrysclassiccars. com Very exceptional Retractable. groomed to a Level 1 condition. able to win top honors at car shows. This Skyliner is all original in appearance. but the actual condition is in much better shape today. than when new. This special car was recently purchased for $72K. nbsp;at the Mecum Auction. Kissimmee FL 2011(Lot T233) and is in much better shape today than when last sold. In the last few months I have spent over 250 hours of labor and love working on the car and around $12k in new replacement parts and services. Here is a link to the Mecum listing: http://www. mecum. com/lot-detail. cfm?lot_id=FL0111-104287This was the final year of production for the Skyliner and this one was sold new in late 1959 at Abshier-Bryan Ford. Fayetteville Arkansas. The car spent most of its existence in that Arkansas town and has never had rust. always protected and has all of its original OEM parts. The car has the very rare. numbers matching "Thunderbird V8" 292 with factory A/C. This Skyliner is cosmetically near perfect. always pampered. garaged kept. adult owned. well serviced. non-smoker. no accidents. High-Octane gas always used. about 3. 00 miles (Traveling to Car Shows. ) since restoration and 68. 80 original miles. The old adage. it's so clean you can eat off it. applies to every surface of car including the under carriage. This Galaxie 500 has a new padded dash. factory AM radio. clock and Ford factory Select-Aire. air conditioning that was converted to 134a and blows cold. Everything electrically is in perfect order including the clock. The recent tri-tone. Lebaron Bonnie interior features blue vinyl seats with white patterned border and metallic blue cloth inserts with clear plastic covers. The Jet Age metallic embossed door and side panels look exceptional. The car has new Burtex trunk coverings. luggage tub. headliner. dash cover. door panels. side panels. seats. carpet. fabric. all painted surfaces. rubber. plastic. paper. cardboard. chrome. glass and all look very fresh with little to no ware. The Skyliner Retractable top design is very noteworthy element of the car that was 50 years ahead of its time and originally intended for Lincoln. The Skyliner's retractable top is a totally amazing device. with all its complex orchestra solenoids. motors and sensors that completely automating the entire process from to convertible/hardtop. with just a push of switch. The tops operation performs flawless and is a real attention getting. show stopping. crowd pleasing. event that lasts for a little over a minute. all the while you and the car is just standing still. This Skyliner has the most popular and desirable interior and exterior colors for the Skyliner series. this color combonation was only available for 59. The exterior and interior colors on the Skyliner are original to the car. but all have been recently replace. It has. an outstanding ultra-reflective show quality. Surf Blue over Colonial White paint job. The beautiful paint work was executed on very flat surfaces. Only the best quality material. methods and cleanliness were used to achieve this very high quality. multi-layer. single stage. Enamel paint job that has almost no visible flaws. This Galaxie's frame was removed during restoration and the under carriage was restored. A factory type black undercoating has been applied and all is nicely detailed. The entire suspension was rebuilt and rides great on new period correct wide white wall tires with 90+% tread with beautiful Sunray wheel covers. The car came from the factory with independent front suspension with ball joints and coil springs. hypoid semi-floating rear axle with leaf springs. 11 inch four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. 9 inch rear end. all riding on a 118 inch wheel base and will fit nicely in a standard garage at 18 foot 6 inches in length. The engine compartments finishes are very nice and shiny. everything is period correct. except for the battery and radiator cap that has a built-in temperature gauge. The drive train was rebuilt during restoration and was enhanced to accept modern non-lead fuel. It has all numbers matching. 292 V8 2bbl. 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic transmission. original power steering. duel exhaust system. original generator and A/C compresser. The car runs and drives correctly. no leaks or other issues and is very reliable and is ideal for year round cruising. Everything on the car works and can be reliable driven to anywhere in the USA at a comfortable 70 MPH! The Skyliner is the most desirable and noteworthy car in the history of Ford Motor Company and is an excellent investment that can be enjoyed. If you are looking for the best. this is the one. Compare this one to the others for sale. there is no compairison. it really worth a lot more. I am asking $55. 00 or OBO. representing a recent price drop of $20k to allow for this Mint. Level #1 car to compete directly the numerous excellent and good condition. level # 2 and # 3 Ford Retractables in the market in the same price range for a quick sale.