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Other Makes (1957)
for sale

Price: US $1,025.00

Description:

ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE CARS OF THE 1950's
-
CAR OF THE FUTURE!!!
In mid year 1957 Mercury introduced America's
most changed car
-
Turnpike Cruiser
This was the
King of the Road
and
Shining Star
for Mercury in 1957
It was
Jetsons meet Detroit
crammed with all the gadgets Mercury could imagine
These
unique styling cues and wide array of gadgets
included
Merc-O-Matic
push button transmission, seats with memory, steering wheel flattened at the top for better view of the road, Dual Headlamps (where legal), electrically retractable rear window for
Breeze-way Ventilation
and twin air intakes at the top corners of the

Skylight Dual-Curve

windshield with a Jetsons like antenna sticking out on each side. This ventilation system was sometimes better than air conditioning !!!
Safety features included : padded dashboard
(the first of its kind)
,
padded sunvisors, rubber housings for the tachometer and clock, deep-dish steering wheel and the wrapped around V-angle tail lights.
This particular example of a Turnpike Cruiser that is currently for sale is :
Nice rust free #3 driver quality carGood paint, chrome and interiorOlder restorationOriginal chrome (except rear which has been rechromed )368 engine with no smoke or oil consumptionPower SteeringPower BrakesRecent tune-up including rebuilt distributor Rebuilt front end (bushings, ball joints, tie rods, etc.)Precision front end alignment New exhaustDue to short production run (mid-57 thru 58) and fact that many of these cars where destroyed in demolition derby's there is a limited number of these cars that still exist.
If you are looking for something different and want more information please call 404-245-0340,
Thanks for looking,

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