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The most distinctive new Mercury was the Sportsman convertible. [7] It featured wood body panels. [7] Only 205 examples of it were produced and it was discontinued the following model year. [7] Mercury Eight sales totaled 86,603. [7] Styling changes were slight in 1947. [7] The Mercury name was placed on the side of the hood. [7]
This is a list of both production and concept vehicles of the former Mercury division of Ford Motor Company of ... Mercury Marauder Convertible (2002) Mercury MC2 ...
A 1948 Ford Deluxe convertible was the base car that was transformed into "Greased Lightnin'" in the movie Grease. [ 4 ] [ better source needed ] In the 1984 film The Karate Kid , Mr Miyagi gives Daniel Larusso a cream-colored 1947 Ford Super DeLuxe convertible [ 5 ] as a birthday gift.
Chrysler Newport. Years produced: 1940-1981 Original starting price: $2,964 After serving as a two-year, one-off vehicle in the '40s and '50s, the Newport settled in as an entry-level sedan and ...
Mercury Eight (1939-1940) Pontiac Torpedo (1939-1941) Studebaker Champion ... Dodge Coronet R/T 426 Hemi Convertible (1967) Dodge Coronet W023 (1967) Envoy Epic HB ...
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 ...
In the late 1930s, Buick included a "convertible phaeton" body style, which was actually a four-door convertible, as the doors had roll up windows in them and the car could be fully closed. [17] [18] [19] During the 1956 model year, Mercury marketed the four-door hardtop versions of its Montclair and Monterey models as "phaetons." [20] [21]
The 239 CID engine, introduced in 1939 for Mercury and trucks, was continued in the Mercury models. The chassis was longer, with a 114 in (2,900 mm) wheelbase. The "ignition key" for these cars was actually used to operate a bolt lock which, on one end, unlocked the steering column (a feature destined to return, mandated, decades later), and on ...