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I’ll see if I can eventually make a video like that. Only one button to activate the roof. Push to close and pull to raise or visa versus. And it has 7 electric motors doing to work.

I'm trying to convert a hardtop convertible 08 Sebring to bypass all the computers

It originally was a Ford. But my dad converted it to a Redoux. The Redoux did not have a hard too convertible. My dad always liked the Redoux front grill better.

@@drmacmike WOW it had me fooled. I should have known as I had never seen one before.

@@PatrickFoley-vf3lr I applaud you noticing that is is a Redoux. That means my dad payed attention to all of the details of making it a Redoux 500. Emblem on the side. Extended trim on the side, hood lettering replaced, and most importantly the front Grill. He had been wanting to to this all of his life.

It didn’t exist. My dad made his own. He liked the Meteor front grill way better then the Ford grill. So he made his own.

Yes they are side mirrors & spotlights are they aftermarket. You can adjust them from inside the car with a handle that tilts and rotates them. Pretty cool.

Converted to a Meteor Skyliner which did not exist.

Thanks Caspa

My dad especially liked the V shaped Canadian Grill on the front. So he added it to the United States version.

We still drive this one around from time to time.

Yes it is pretty long. It holds almost the entire top. The top folds back a little so that it will fit.

@@drmacmike looks sick tho

Yes definitely ahead of its time. It operated on 7 (I think) electric motors to raise the trunk and move the top down into the trunk.

This one might be for sale soon.

It is now. But it originally wasn’t. Ford did not make a Meteor Hardtop convertible. Only a soft top convertible. And a hard top non convertible. Thus is a custom converted car. One of a kind. The car that didn’t exist.

Oh yes i do. I’ll have to fix that typo. Thanks.

Well almost. The Canadian Ford did not have a hard top convertible. But my dad liked the Canadian Grill better. So he converted his Fairlane Skyliner to a Meteor Skyliner Rideau 500 which did not exist. So this is now a one of a kind I guess.

@@drmacmike I stand corrected, and your Dad was a detail guy, for sure. He not only changed out the grille, but the paint scheme and all the Meteor model emblems. It looks great!

@@robertlawrenz3716 thanks Robert. It sure is fun to drive.

No it doesn't, when new they were a night mare. 3 years of nothing but greif.

No they were not. They were without electronic and people told me that they were horrible to work on. New one can be reliable, I have a 2007 Daihatsu Copen with a hardtop convertible and never had any problems with it, and most people don't have problems with it either. And people knows how to fix them easy

What's a Daihatsu Copen?

FORD did not do it first. There was a French automaker in the late 20s or early 30s who came up with the retractable hardtop convertible. (it may be here on UA-cam or Google it) Oh, the first American car with this feature; the 1947 Playboy.

Tell me more. This is my dads baby. I will have to let him know so he can have it looked at. What is the Y-Block 9 & 19?

57, 58, and 59. This one was originally a Ford Fairlane Skyliner. My dad liked the Canadian grill way better. But the Canadian version of this car did not have a hardtop convertible (Skyliner) version. So he modified his and made his own. This is the ‘57 Model.

It was just a loose connection. We snugged it up by hand and it worked fine.

I hate connie kits, but on a Skyliner, the spare is under a trap door under the luggage holder, plus it must be lifted shoulder high to get over the rear fenders, I had a dozen 57-58-59 Skyliners, always had the spare in the trunk, understood when they weren't.

Got metor chrome & grill they rare cars metor ford hard to find in salv a ge yards & on the road !!!?? You have to check out the 57, 58 59ford car club !!!?? Hemmings book too

I'm not sure what he is using that pump for that is in the center of the trunk. That isn't factory but this system on these cars work very well once you reseal the hydraulics for the top pumps/

That is an air compressor. So he added an air horn to this car. Even though the factory horn is louder than most modern cars today. So the air horn is pretty loud.

Well. It is actually a Fairlane that has been converted to a Meteor. The meteor did not have a hard top convertible. My dad liked the Canadian grill better.

@@drmacmike what’s the motor inside the luggage box for?

@@CycolacFan haha. That is an air compressor for the air horn that he added.

Its stock convertible? Or modified?

Not for sale

Very nice car got metor grill side chrome

WoW,difficult to do.Thats a smart man with two right hands🤚🤚

There are a number of 'Edsel' retractables made. Some are really done 'right', but I've seen others which left the Ford 1/4s in place, so it was an 'Edsel' w/fins.

You are correct. This is my dads custom Ford Fairlane Skyliner hardtop convertible. When he purchased his first Skyliner in 1957 he drove to Detroit to pick it up. Then he drove south to go to Canada. (Yes Canada is south of Detroit - look at a map). He liked the Meteor grill better than the Ford grill. I do agree that the Canadian grill is more impressive. So it has always been his dream to customize a Skyliner. He had to customize the side trip as well. Since this video he has added the "Rideau 500" emblem on the side. So this car is really a "one of a kind".

His car is absolutely spectacular. The '56 and '57 Meteors are the best looking Canadian cars produced. He must cause accidents just driving around with people's attention diverted away from the road in front of them and onto his car. Drive it in good health . My ride is a '56 Rideau.

Nice. Do you have a video you can post. Him and I take it to local car shows and parades. He has glass packs on it and a air horn. He has a air compressor in the very limited trunk space for the airhorn. Very fun to drive. Definitely gets the looks. My brother and I let some people sit in it for pictures.

Mike; THANKS for the back-and-forth communication. If you can send me your return path email address, I will send you some pictures of the '56. My actual name is Phil van Leeuwen and someone I used to know went under that name in his favorite bar before the 'net and before he died, told me to carry on the name in his honor in informal settings - to my eternal detriment. I think I'll make your '57 my screen saver - it's so nice.

I would like to see any documentation that they did. My dad seems to think that they had a meteor convertible but not a hard top convertible.