1956 Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner production was only 603. Sales slipped as customers realized the problem of keeping interiors cool on hot days. The 1955 ComfortAire Conditioner ($400 est.) and 1956 SelectAire Conditioner ($435) were expensive options and only a few hundred (sources vary) were installed—rare cars, indeed. The ″Skyliner″ name was later applied to the 1957, 1958, and 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner cars that have the superb retractable hardtop, marketed as a ″hide-away-hardtop.″ During 1959, the name was changed to Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner. The total 3-year production was 48,394. The ″Victoria″ name reflects the Victorian era (1837-1901) horse-drawn carriage that featured a front, raised, open, coachman's seat and a rear, low-slung, forward-facing, two-passenger seat protected by a prominent calash (hooded, folding) top. It provided fashionable park rides for stylish English ladies, as guided by one or two uniformed coachmen.
The Silver Ghost (1906-1925) was responsible for the company's good reputation so early. It had a six-cylinder engine and 6,173 units were built. In 1921, the company opened a factory in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, in order to supply the vehicles due to their high demand, where 1,001 "Springfield Ghosts" were manufactured. This factory existed open for ten years, closing in 1931. This chassis was dedicated as the basis for the first British armored military vehicles, used in both world wars.
A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.