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| 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top model | |
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| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Production | 1955 |
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| Predecessor | Ford Crestline Skyliner |
| Successor | Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner |
Ford Motor Company used the name ″Skyliner″ for 1954 and 1956 models, but not for the ″1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Transparent Top″ model. 1955 Ford brochures, manuals, and advertisements state ″Transparent Top.″ Dealerships abbreviated the name to ″T/P″ or ″T/T.″
However, the 1955 car is often (mistakenly) referred to as a ″Skyliner″ as it has a transparent top just like the named ″Skyliner″ 1954 and 1956 models have.
″Glass Top″ is a common street name for transparent top Fords.
The ″sky-view″ transparent top is actually a front roof section of blue-green tinted, 1/4-in thick, molded, acrylic-plastic (not Plexiglas®). It is weather-sealed and unaffected by heat, cold, or moisture. The Owner's Manual states that it can be washed with water and soap, polished with Luster-Seal Haze Cream, and that a Ford dealership can remove scratches. Included was an interior pull-out, 2-section, 3-zipper, adjustable, ″aluminized nylon″ sunshade curtain.