1958 Mercury Montclair Turnpike Cruiser

Description

An amazing car, in its second year of production at Mercury. In 57 it was a separate series, at the high end. The engine in this car is the 383 ci with 322 horsepower. The keyboard controls have changed a bit since introduction the previous year. the top two keys on either side control the Drive Range..on the left for first gear starts, the right for second gear starts. Bottom left is the brake release, center is the neutral/start pushbutton, center right is hill holder (so the car doesn't drift downhill at a signal light, and bottom right is Reverse, I believe. The car has a sophisticated power seat memory as I remember, and will recall the settings for individuals. Note the strange little air intakes at the top of the windshield, and the breezeway rear window that lowers at the touch of a button. This was pretty novel, advanced ventilation. Add on air conditioning is evident too. Notice how colorful the upholstery is too. Mercury certainly established a separate identity from Ford and Lincoln with this car...too bad Mercury has had difficulty later on maintaining that separate identity. These days, if that isn't accomplished, the make could be discontinued, sad to say. Such has happened with Pontiac and Oldsmobile.

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