Main plant Wayne, Michigan[1] (Branch assembly) St. Louis, Missouri Pico Rivera, California Metuchen, New Jersey
Body and chassis
Class
Full-size car
Body style
2-door hardtop 4-door hardtop sedan 2-door convertible
Layout
FR layout
Chassis
body-on-frame
Related
Mercury Montclair
Mercury Monterey
Mercury Colony Park
Powertrain
Engine
368 cu in (6.0 L) Y-Block V8 383 cu in (6.3 L) Marauder V8 430 cu in (7.0 L) Marauder V8 430 cu in (7.0 L) Super Marauder V8
Transmission
3-speed Merc-O-Matic automatic[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
122 in (3,099 mm) [1]
Length
211 in (5,359 mm)
Width
79.1 in (2,009 mm)
Height
56.5 in (1,435 mm) [1]
Curb weight
4,015 lb (1,821 kg)
Chronology
Successor
Mercury Park Lane
The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser is a series of automobiles that were produced by the Mercury division of Ford for the 1957 and 1958 model years. Named to commemorate the creation of the Interstate Highway System, the Turnpike Cruiser was marketed as the flagship Mercury model line, slotted above the Montclair when Mercury was positioned upmarket to luxury status when Edsel was introduced in 1958.[1]
The Turnpike Cruiser was produced as a luxury two-door and a four-door hardtop sedan. During the 1957 model year, a convertible (called the Convertible Cruiser) was offered on a limited basis, which served as a pace car for the Indianapolis 500 auto race. Mercury fitted the Turnpike Cruiser with a wide variety of advanced features for the time of its production, including a retractable rear window marketed as the "Breezeway", compound-curve windshield, mechanical pushbutton transmission controls and a trip computer.[2][3][4]
In total, 23,268 examples of the Turnpike Cruiser were produced over two years. Mercury discontinued the Turnpike Cruiser for the 1958 model year, phasing its content into the Park Lane product line.
^ abcdeFlory Jr., J. "Kelly" (2008). American Cars, 1946-1959 Every Model Every Year. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-3229-5.
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