Can a power top be raised manually?

Success!! I ran 12 volts to the ground and red wire. The motor fired up and although it wasn’t able to raise the top by itself we were able to help it along. I could see some fluid moving through the lines but mostly air. It got tough as we got close, but after a few tries we were able to get it latched. I found out the top had been down since at least 1983. Turns out the broken glass was from the back window, not the side. We rolled the windows up and got a tarp on it just as the heavy rain came that’s gripping a good bit of the east coast today.

Thanks so much to everybody for your help. I know some would say this car may not be worth saving, but I disagree. It’s got an X head 340 and 727, an 8.25 suregrip, 15x7 rally’s with 11.75 disks up front and 11” drums in the back. I have an OEM sway bar and reinforced LCA’s for it. I think it’s a decent base. I can handle all the mechanical, and I know bodywork and interior can be really expensive, but I’ll be happy to drive it even if I have to wait a few years for paint. I ran into a guy at the gas station late one nite this past summer. He was driving an early 60s Studebaker Daytona. He said it’s not fast, it doesn’t want to stop, and it doesn’t handle, but you can have it when you pry it from his cold, dead fingers. I think that’s the right attitude to have, enjoy yourself.

Thanks again everybody…