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$29,995.00
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| Address: Midvale, UT | |
Exterior Color: Burgandy | |
| Interior Color: Black and White | |
Transmission: Auto | |
| Body Style: COLLECTOR | |
Condition: Excellent | |
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1955 Mercury Monterey The 1950"s full-size near-luxury car Mercury Monterey represented a choice that the Ford Motor Company had to make. At the time General Motors and Chrysler were producing a plethora of ‘hardtops‘ (no pillar between front and rear windows) and Ford realized that it couldn't convert its year-old bodies into hardtop models at a reasonable cost. Determined not to stand idly by as GM and Chrysler attempted to dominate the car market with their new pillar-less coupes. Ford decided that the only solution was to customize existing two-door bodies into a new line of specialty models. These included the Ford Crestliner, Lincoln Capri and Lido, and the Mercury Monterey. All of these vehicles were developed from the same formula with a very limited number of paint colors. Color-coordinated interiors also matched the external theme, while special trim and badging were used both inside and out. The Mercury Monterey was Mercury's flagship sedan from 1950 through 1974, the classic ‘Monterey' was considered to be '4,000 lbs. of Pure Decadence.' Still coveted even today, the sleek lines of those earlier models make the Monterey a popular collectable classic. The Monterey features a 118-inch wheelbase that ran between coil-and-wishbone suspension up front and leaf springs under a live axle in the rear. Achieving 110 bhp, the Monterey received its power from an L-head V-8 that displaced 255.4 cubic inches. This beautiful Mercury has only 1,400 miles since very well documented 2007 frame up restoration. Everything works, and the car drives like a dream. This car has won both its category, and “Best in Show' at events up and down the East Coast. Price: $29,995
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