Ford Mustang Retractable Roof

Covers accessories available for the ford.

Ford mustang retractable roof.

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. 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. But the mustang is one of only 30 or so with a retractable roof built by retractables unlimited. The retractable hardtop was an option that ford motor company scheduled to be available for the 1967 mustang.

In 1966 ford assigned designer ben j. 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. Ford offered a glass roof option that made the entire roof of see through glass with a very thin sunshade in the s197 years. Currently offering 223 ford factory covers accessories for your from ford custom accessories.

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. In 1966 ford assigned ben j. 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. 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.

Smith the designer engineer and head of the 1957 to 1959 ford retractable project the task of making a retractable hardtop for the mustang. During the next few months 250 000 00 was spent to build a prototype.