Gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it up and down the rooooad

Been singing that all weekend!! Finally get to be the happy guy that posts up pics of their new car.

I've seen a lot of sedans but never a 2 door hardtop Monterey. Headliner is shot and it has two small patches of rust, but otherwise the car is in great shape and is 100% original and complete. White interior, 312 V8, push button transmission, and chrome to spare. Can't wait to cruise this thing!!

 

not to bad i like the hard top

 

Cool,congrats!

 

42,199 Montery 2 dr hdtps built. Nice, different ride!

 

Thanks! I just meant I've seen a lot of sedans AROUND HERE but never a 2 door hardtop.

 

Very Nice!

 

What year? How bout some pic's!!!!!
Sounds like a score!

 

I love a 58 Merc when I came home from VN my uncle and dad had gave me a 58 turnpike cruzer pink with gold inlets 383 pushbutton would not spin the tires in mud but put her on I-5 and she would 90 and never breath hard at all. and she had a bad ass set of pipes, great catch, if you need parts all amercian has 2 parts cars. Bob

 

57. Hopefully not to much of a "late model" Merc for you Bob. Did the pics no work?

 

Very nice score!

 

I LOVE that car! Congrats.

 

Very cool....congrats!

 

Great find! Congratulations! I've always liked the '57 and '58 Mercury's.

Here's a couple pix from the Jim Roten Photo Collection on Rikster's Fotki of an early (two-headlight) '57 that show how cool these cars can be...

Nice and low with a little scalloping and '57 Olds caps...


Same car, a little more extreme now...

 

42,000 is fairly low production...

183,000 '57 Ford Fairlane 500 2 dr hdtps
166,000 '57 Chevy Bel-Air 2 dr hdtps

 

Thats an awesome find!

 

Love me some 57 mercs.. I am hoping to buy the one in my avatar for my 40th b-day present.. Good luck

 

Great!
My little brother drove one during college - pink & gray over white.
It was indestructible and you could throw a party in the back seat.

 

Awesome car. Love those taillights

 

Little update. Six months of work and she's just about there!! Outside of cosmetic just about everything mechanical had to be redone or replaced from sitting in the field. Took her out for a short (cold and snowy) maiden voyage. Still a few bugs to work out but otherwise she's moving under her own power. Feels good to have it close.

 

That is a very fine Mercury sir! Great score. Keep us posted.

 

you are going to have fun pimping out your ride.

 

cool car! congrats!

 

The Police Interceptor version of these cars really ruled the road in the late '50's. San Diego PD had four Mercury "Freeway Flyer's" and they ran Hwy's 101, I-5, 395 and old Hwy 80 (now I-8) and seldom would anyone outrun those Officers. Some had Y block 340's and others 362's. They all had several things in common, fast, good handling and a much improved braking system.
Normbc9

 

Really cool ! Like mercs alot! Its cool to be different.

 

Really lucky to find one sitting out in that good of condition...thank your lucky stars the front and rear windows are intact....also that dash...most have the foam deteriated under the vinyl and they sag...

 

That's just too sweet

 

sweet ride

 

hey there is one of these here in Invercargill.

 

I learned to drive in a 57 Merc. Montery 2 dr. My folks bought it new. It was lavender and white, 312, pushbutton, with cruiser skirts. I drove it 'till '63 when I wrecked it. Still think they were one of the best looking '50's cars out there. Very rare to see a good one like yours today. I'll look for you this summer at the local runs.