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Encyclopedia > Mercury Turnpike Cruiser

The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser was a halo model of the Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company that was produced from 1957 to 1958. Mercury Logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market near-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury Lincoln models, similar to General Motors Buick (and former Oldsmobile) brand and DaimlerChryslers Chrysler brand. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Ford Motor Company and Ford (vehicles). ...


At introduction of the 1957 line up the Turnpike Cruiser series offered two and a four door hardtop body styles. They are best known for the unique styling cues and wide array of gadgets including a power rear window that could be lowered to improve ventilation, "twin jet" air intakes at upper corners of car's windshield, "seat-o-matic" automatically adjusting seat, and an average speed "computer".


For 1957, the Turnpike Cruiser was the premium model range for Mercury. In addition to its unique features, the car was further differentiated from other Mercury models by a gold anodized trim strip in the car's rear fin. It came standard with an automatic transmission and a 368-c.i.d. engine producing 290 horsepower; this engine was optional on other Mercurys. Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Later in the model year an open car named Convertible Cruiser was added to this series. From the beginning it was created only to be used as the official pace car of the 1957 Indianapolis 500. On January 7, 1957 it was announced that the Convertible Cruiser would be available as a production model as well. All Convertible cruisers had a continental tire kit and were painted yellow (Sun Glitter), similar to the original pace cars. See also List of Indianapolis 500 pace cars A pace car has been used to start the Indianapolis 500 since 1911. ... 1956 Nash four-door sedan with factory color matched Continental tire. ...


In 1958 the Turnpike Cruiser joined the mid-range Mercury Montclair line with only minor trim changes to the car from the previous year, but the convertible version was not offered this year. Standard engine became the 383-c.i.d. "Marauder" engine, with the 430-c.i.d., 360-horsepower version available as an option. A triple-carburetor "Super Marauder" 400-horsepower version was available across the Mercury line. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mercury Montclair was a full size automobile produced by the Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company from 1955 to 1960 and by the Lincoln Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company from 1964 to 1968. ...


The Turnpike Cruiser was discontinued for 1959. However from 1963 to 1966 Mercury revived the Turnpike Cruiser's most noted feature, the retractable rear window, on its "Breezeway" sub-series in the Monterey, Montclair and Park Lane model ranges. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The current Mercury Monterey minivan is the Mercury variant of the 2004 Ford Freestar. ... The Mercury Montclair was a full size automobile produced by the Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company from 1955 to 1960 and by the Lincoln Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company from 1964 to 1968. ... 1959 Park Lane, showing the long fins. ...



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Grand Marquis | Mariner | Milan | Mountaineer | Sable Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market near-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury Lincoln models, similar to General Motors Buick (and former Oldsmobile) brand and DaimlerChryslers Chrysler brand. ... The Mercury Grand Marquis is a full-size rear wheel drive sedan branded by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company and manufactured at the St. ... The Mercury Mariner compact crossover SUV was introduced in 2005. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mercury Milan The Mercury Milan is a midsize sedan based on the Ford CD3 platform. ... The Mercury Mountaineer is a luxury SUV manufauctured by the Mercury brand name, owned by the Ford Motor Company. ... Released in December 1985 for the 1986 model year, the Mercury Sable was the upscale version of the Ford Taurus. ...

Historic models:
Bobcat | Brougham | Capri | Colony Park | Comet | Commuter | Custom | Cougar | Cyclone | Eight | LN7 | Lynx | M-Series | Marauder | Marquis | Medalist | Meteor | Monarch | Montclair | Montego | Monterey | Mystique | Park Lane Brougham | S-55 | Topaz | Tracer | Turnpike Cruiser | Villager | Voyager | Zephyr The Ford Pinto was an American subcompact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, first introduced in 1971, and built through the 1980 model year. ... The Mercury Brougham was the companys flagship model during its two year run from 1967-1968. ... The name Mercury Capri has been used for several different cars over the years. ... 1965 Mercury Colony Park. ... 1960 promotional art used in Comet advertising The Mercury Comet was an automobile produced by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company between 1960 and 1977. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Mercury Cougar was an automobile sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Companys Lincoln-Mercury Division. ... 1971 Mercury Cyclone GT Engine: 351 2-bbl, 240 hp @ 4000 rpm Quantity built in 1971: 2,287 Factory price new: $3,681. ... The Mercury Eight was the first Post War Mercury Design, which shared the Flathead V8 and running gear with its Shoebox Ford Siblings. ... The Ford EXP and the similar Mercury LN7 were three-door hatchbacks based on the Ford Escort and Mercury Lynx. ... The Mercury Lynx is the name of a compact car produced by Ford Motor Company for its Mercury division. ... The Mercury M-Series pickup truck was produced between 1946 and 1968 by Ford Motor Company, primarily for the Canadian market. ... The Mercury Marauder was the name of different automobiles made by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Mercury Meteor was an automobile model produced by the Lincoln Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company from 1961 to 1963. ... The Monarch was a retrimmed version of the Mercury for the Canadian market, produced from 1949-57 and 1959-61. ... The Mercury Montclair was a full size automobile produced by the Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company from 1955 to 1960 and by the Lincoln Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company from 1964 to 1968. ... There is also a British car called the Austin Montego. ... The current Mercury Monterey minivan is the Mercury variant of the 2004 Ford Freestar. ... The Mercury Mystique was the Mercury version of the North American Ford Contour and the international Ford Mondeo. ... 1959 Park Lane, showing the long fins. ... The Mercury Brougham was the companys flagship model during its two year run from 1967-1968. ... The Topaz was the Mercury version of the Ford Tempo. ... The Mercury Tracer was a compact Mercury car. ... Black 2002 Mercury Villager This picture was taken in front of Northville Highschool in Northville, Michigan. ... The Mercury Zephyr was a compact car sold by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company in the North American market from 1978 to 1983. ...

Concept cars:
Messenger | Meta One | My Mercury Meta One The Mercury Meta One was a concept car created by the Ford Motor Company brand, Mercury. ... The (my) mercury Concept The (my) mercury Concept (sometimes known as the Mercury My) was a concept car created by Ford Motor Company under their Lincoln-Mercury Division. ...


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mercury Turnpike Cruiser (668 words)
The Turnpike Cruiser, built as a two or four door hardtop and two door convertible, is best known for its unique styling cues and wide array of gadgets including a power rear window that could be lowered to improve ventilation, and "twin jet" air intakes at upper corners of car's windshield.
A Turnpike Cruiser convertible was the official pace car of the 1957 Indianapolis 500.In 1958 the Turnpike Cruiser joined the mid-range Mercury Montclair line with only minor trim changes to the car from the previous year.
Mercury brakes are a leak, greater pressure during the application of braking conditions (sports cars, ambulances, police cars), the metallic or the ignition switch and wheel cylinder in the lines.
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