Mercury Automobiles: 1939-1959 Photo Archive Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Mercury Automobiles: 1939-1959 Photo Archive Book

The Car that dares to ask 'Why?', some ads touted, referring to why a big car could also be so economical. The early Mercury was a good-sized car and with its up-tp-20 mpg performance, by 1942 had earned an image of being a fine performer in mph as well as mpg. The '49-'51 Mercurys became very popular with customizers and hot rodders and James Dean driving one in Rebel Without a Cause helped capture the cult status these cars were making. The large, archival photographs in this book illustrate the fascinating early life of the infamous Mercury, a car with an image synonymous to the fleet-footed messenger of the gods that shared its name.Read More

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    "The Car that dares to ask Why?," some ads touted, referring to why a big car could also be so economical.

    The early Mercury was a good-sized car and with its up-to-20 mpg performance, by 1942 had earned an image of being a fine performer in mph as well as mpg. The 49-51 Mercurys became very popular with customizers and hot rodders and James Dean driving one in "Rebel Without a Cause" helped capture the cult status these cars were making.

    The large, archival photographs in this book illustrate the fascinating early life of the infamous Mercury, a car with an image synonymous to the fleet-footed messenger of the gods that shared its name.

  • 1583882057
  • 9781583882054
  • James H. Moloney
  • 27 September 2007
  • Iconografix
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 128
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