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Four nations on four wheels - A day in the Mercury Monterey (1958)

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Created on June 1, 1958

Reading time 16min

Written by:

Günther Gebhardt

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Mercury Montclair 2-Door Turnpike Cuiser (1958) – eines von zwei Hardop-Coupés neben einem Chassis mit der neuen Luftfederung "Air Cushion Ride"

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Mercury Park Lane Phaeton Sedan (1958) – das Spitzenmodell des Jahres: die viertürige Hardtop-Limousine

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Mercury Park Lane Phaeton Sedan (1958) – im Ford-Fotostudio

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Mercury Montclair Phaeton Sedan (1958) – im Ford-Fotostudio

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Mercury Montclair Phaeton Sedan (1958) – viertürige Hardop-Limousine mit einteiliger Panorama-Heckscheibe

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Mercury Montclair Phaeton Sedan (1958) – die mittlere Modellreihe als viertürige Hardtop-Limousine

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Mercury Montclair 2-Door Turnpike Cruiser (1958) – Sondermodell mit versenkbarer "Breezaway"-Heckscheibe und seitlichen Dachleuchten

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Mercury Monterey 2-Door Sedan (1958) – das günstigste Modell der Marke

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Mercury Colony Park (1958) – zeitgenössisches Pressefoto

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Mercury (1958) – Ohne Luftfilter offenbart der "Super Marauder" die ganze Pracht seiner drei Doppelvergaser

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Mercury (1958) – Ein Monster von einem Motor: der 430 cui (7046 cm3) grosse, 400 SAE-PS starke "Super Marauder"

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Mercury Montclair (1958) – Die mittlere Leistungsstufe des 383 cui (6,3 l) grossen Marauder-V8 mit 330 SAE-PS

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Mercury (1958) – Ein Techniker demonstriert die neue selbstnachstellende Bremse

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Mercury (1958) – Fahrgestell mit Marauder-V8 und der neuen Luftfederung "Air Cushion Ride"

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Mercury Park Lane Phaeton Sedan (1958) – generöse Platzverhältnisse und Fahrkomfort, der Balance-Kunststücke erlaubt

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Mercury Park Lane (1958) – Armaturenbrett mit üppiger Polsterung und winzigem Handschuhfach

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Summary

Unusual cars call for unusual articles. A US battleship like the Mercury Monterey was about as rare in Europe in 1958 as a self-possessed fried fish at an Elvis concert. So instead of a test editor, four (fictitious) driver characters were given the task of testing and evaluating the "car robot". Car-psychological dialogs on the old topic of pros and cons of road cruisers - or: a slightly different (historical) test

This article contains the following chapters

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Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 16min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Unusual cars call for unusual articles. A US battleship like the Mercury Monterey was about as rare in Europe in 1958 as a self-possessed fried fish at an Elvis concert. So instead of a test editor, four (fictitious) driver characters were given the task of testing and evaluating the "car robot". Car-psychological dialogs on the old topic of pro and contra road cruisers - or: a slightly different (historical) test (A rest stop on the highway, 6:00 in the morning. Empty tables with chairs on them, a lonely truck driver in the far corner, the monotonous hum of a busy bean machine overhead. The waitress at the counter hisses as she pours hot coffee into the cups, yawning. Four people are sitting at the only set table; they speak a strange mishmash of German, English and French, but they still seem to understand each other well. Outside in the deserted parking lot stands the main character of the story, a Ford Mercury Monterey. The first rays of the sun rising over the forest are already conjuring up bright highlights on his body).

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