 The retractable roof mechanism – also known as "Hide-Away Hardtop"  – was unique to Ford branded products, and was not offered on Continental, , Mercury, or Edsel branded vehicles during this time period.A total of 48,394 units were built.The Ford Skyliner Retractable was only the second car in history to be mass-produced produced with a retractable hardtop; the first to reach four and five digit mass-production numbers, and the first series produced "coupé convertible" to feature a roof composed of more than one segment.