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1956 1 Entry-level full-size car Montclair: 1955 1968 5 Full-size car Medalist: ... Mercury XM-Turnpike Cruiser (1956) References This page was last ...
All Mercury's for 1955 offered a canted hood over the headlights previously introduced on the Mercury XM-800 concept car from 1954. 1956 Mercury Medalist 2-door sedan rear . For 1956, Mercury introduced two types of two-tone paint combinations, offering the traditional approach of a roof color over a different body color, and "Flo-tone" where ...
For 1956, Mercury sedans underwent an exterior revision. [7] The side trim was revised to a full-length multi-tier chrome spear, with two types of two-tone paint combinations, offering the traditional approach of a roof color over a different body color, and "Flo-tone" where the roof and lower body were painted in one color and the upper body ...
The Mercury Medalist displaced the Custom as the base model for 1956, [2] with both series discontinued for 1957 as Mercury was being repositioned as a luxury line above Edsel for 1958. [ 2 ] For the first year, 83,475 4-door sedans were manufactured with a listed price of US$2,040 ($23,406 in 2023 dollars [ 3 ] ), followed by 25,812 2-door ...
For 1939, the Mercury was launched at a starting price of US$916 ($20,064 in 2023 dollars [10]); over 65,800 vehicles were sold in the inaugural model year. [11] In response to the popularity of the model line, Ford revised its branding structure after 1940; De Luxe Ford was discontinued as a sub-marque (returning to its previous use as a Ford trim line), and all Lincolns became derived from ...
Flock was racing for Bill Stroppe in a 1956 Mercury. [1] Flock averaged 71.48 miles per hour (115.04 km/h) in his 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 50 seconds of race time. [ 7 ] The race would be the last of Flock's 39 career wins in the premier division of NASCAR (Grand National Series/NASCAR Cup Series). [ 5 ]
As a replacement, from 1979 to 1986, the Mercury Capri was sold as the Mercury counterpart of the Ford Mustang. From 1991 to 1994, the Mercury Capri was sold as a 2+2 roadster, imported from Ford of Australia, which produced its version as the Ford Capri. Alongside Zephyr, Capri is the only nameplate ever used by all three Ford divisions.
The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser is a series of automobiles that were produced by the Mercury division of Ford for the 1957 and 1958 model years. Named to commemorate the creation of the Interstate Highway System, the Turnpike Cruiser was marketed as the flagship Mercury model line, slotted above the Montclair when Mercury was positioned upmarket to luxury status when Edsel was introduced in 1958.