Although never officially referred to as a "breezeway" window, the lowering “backlight” on standard sedans (and the 1958-1960 convertible Lincolns) is not to be confused with the lowering rear window of a station wagon, manual or power.
While the Turnpike Cruiser was produced only for two years, elements of its design would be adopted across several other Lincoln-Mercury vehicles. For 1958, Lincoln introduced the Continental Mark III; to distinguish it from the standard Lincoln, the Mark III was fitted with a retractable rear window on all body styles (including convertibles) borrowed from Mercury station wagons. While using a similar roofline as the Turnpike Cruiser, Continental used a reverse-slant rear window.
For 1959, following the discontinuation of the Turnpike Cruiser, Mercury designated its hardtop roofline as a Hardtop Cruiser, with all Park Lanes (except convertibles) produced as hardtops. A compound-curved rear window was introduced, creating a notchback roofline, adopted by the 1960s Mercury Marauder and Mercury S-55.
Following the 1960 Continental Mark V, Lincoln discontinued the retractable rear window design feature. For 1963, the design feature was revived by Mercury, making a reverse-slant retractable rear window standard on its full-size sedans (including the Monterey, Montclair, S-55, and Park Lane).[2][3] In 1965, the roofline became an option and was discontinued after 1966.
For 2001, the Ford Explorer Sport Trac mid-size pickup truck adopted a retractable vertical rear window between the cab and cargo area. While vertical in design, in line with the previous Mercury and Lincoln designs.
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