It looks pretty stationary, but you must be reffering to those Mercs, w/rear window rolls down behind backseat, and that is called the Breezeway optiion. 😉
@@MattGuzman-ng2yx NOPE...Both the Lincoln Continental and the Mercury Breezeway had the retractable rear window. The '57 Merc Turnpike Cruiser was first to have it, the '58-'60 Connies had it... And Mercury offered the Breezeway option through 1967 or '68. Cheers
@@slicksnewonenow The 1967, and the 1968 Mercury sedans had the breezeway option, but not with the reverse slanted C pillar. It just allowed the rear window to go down about 5 cm (2in) with a conventional sloped roof.
If you set the tickover speed, using the foot pedal, just a little higher the roof should retract quicker. Nice example of a lost Lincoln. Its good to vacuum out the tonneau tray too, making sure drainage points are not blocked. Nice car.
My dad always told me that when he was dating my mom, my grampa would always give him the keys to his 1950’s Lincoln convertible. I assumed my dad didn’t know what he was talking about because I never thought Lincoln produced a convertible back then. I guess he was right. When I was very young, I always looked forward to my grampa driving me anywhere because since he was a plant manager for Ford, he had a new Continental every year. I was fascinated by those rear opening back doors. I loved sitting on the rear arm rest too so I could see over the dashboard. When I was a little older and sat up front with grampa, he let me push any button on the dash........... except for the trunk release.
The Ford retractable hardtop was originally developed for the Lincoln but it was realized that Lincoln sales volume would not be sufficient to recoup the costs so it was instead adapted to the much higher volume Ford line.
i always liked the 58-60 lincolns because they were the incarnation of wretched excess. for ford snd lincoln it was go big or go home and boy did they go big.
There is! I can’t figure out how to post that picture here. This is listed on BaT right now and they require RU-vid videos for uploads (which is why this video even exists)
Slowest demonstration ever. I think the components weren't receiving enough electricity. I'd step on the accelerator a little (about 1500 RPMs) to speed things along, as well as not strain the charging system and top components.
I feel the same thing every time I put the top down on my 68 GTO. Will the motor and pump hold up. Will the top cables snap… Their top did not go all the way down not because of a malfunction, but they did not take the time to pull the canvas out at the top joint.
@@keithschwartz7318 Thanks for commenting. Yes, I agree with all that you said. I have a very rare '97 Toyota Paseo convertible. The top is manually operated, and it's big enough that lowering and raising it has to be done standing outside the car. But everything else is the same as other convertibles. When putting the top down, I always take the time to neatly crease the canvas folds at the most rearward segment (on this particular top) but it's a balancing act doing it by myself, as the top wants to either drop back down to the windshield or fall into the well. I have to say that if the steel roof structure needed adjusting or new cables, I'd find a convertible expert to do the job, rather than attempt that type of work on my own. I have both services manuals for that car, and book 2 covers the convertible. I'd consult that to learn what's going on, but it's unlikely that I'd dig into it myself. I think you would gain peace-of-mind if you found an expert to go through the workings of your top.
Hey! That can't be all there is to it. What's supposed to cover up those bars on the sides after the top is down? Isn't something supposed to happen to make the top fold more smoothly and prevent it from getting creased in the trunk? Check your owners manual.
Okay. I think while the top is going down, I will take a shower, then go to the grocery store pick up the kids from school, and by then, the top should be down lol!
Neal Young had the same car same color, his was electric, i would see him driving down the California coast,his was maybe 15 years ago, but a few years later there was a warehouse fire , and the car went up in flames
Thunderbird convertibles from 1958 to 1966 all had the "hidden top" inside the truck. They sure were classy looking with that flat deck and no canvas top showing at all! 1966 was the last year that Thunderbird made a convertible. Ford really messed up with the 1967 4-door T-Birds...extremely ugly and way too bulky looking! May as well buy a Lincoln!!
Caddy had a car around the same time that if drivers parked on both bumpers there was a mechanism that would allow the spare to jack the rear of the car, then you could engage the rear end and it would roll out sideways, then disengage, let the rear end back down so you can back the car out of the parking spot and go.
