Ford Mustang Retractable Roof

Ford offered a glass roof option that made the entire roof of see through glass with a very thin sunshade in the s197 years.

Ford mustang retractable roof.

Smith the designer engineer and head of the 1957 to 1959 ford retractable project the task of making a retractable hardtop for the mustang. In 1966 ford assigned designer ben j. Smith was involved in an early prototype of a retractable a lincoln continental mark ii that was fully functional but never saw the light of day. During the next few months 250 000 00 was spent to build a prototype.

1966 ford mustang retractable hardtop 3 4 front roof half way down courtesy john duley in the mid 60s ford was on top of the world still riding high on the mustang s 1964 introduction. The last generation ford mustang was the s197 platform and it ran from 2005 until 2014 despite 2010 models looking vastly different than the 2005 to 2009 models. If these covers are in place the mustang downright refuses to open its roof with a message appearing in the instrument cluster asking you to remove the covers. And therein lies the problem.

The retractable hardtop was an option that ford motor company scheduled to be available for the 1967 mustang. To patch the issue retractable plastic covers are used on each side of the car roughly where the c pillar would be on the mustang fastback coupe. Smith the designer engineer and head of the 1957 to 1959 ford skyliner retractable project the task of making a retractable hardtop for the mustang. The company was established by smith and his father ben smith who developed the retractable.

On october 17 one of these rare retractable roof mustangs heads to auction in aurora nebraska. But the mustang is one of only 30 or so with a retractable roof built by retractables unlimited.