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1955 Mercury Monterey 2-door Hardtop on 2040-cars

Year:1955 Mileage:86240
Location:

Bend, Oregon, United States

Bend, Oregon, United States
Advertising:

Offered for sale is my 1955 Mercury Monterey 2-door hardtop, with a 292 V-8 
engine, automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, electric seat, 86,240 
original miles, white with red top, red and white interior, nice chrome, good tires, 
excellent condition. Please respond by e-mail (kpex99@ykwc.net) with any questions. 
You may also call (541) 410-8639 and leave message.
I have owned, driven and enjoyed this car for 20 years. My reason for selling is I have too 
many other projects, I need the extra shop space, and the car doesn't get used much 
   any more. It's been garage stored, well maintained and pampered during the time of 
my possession, all of which has been in eastern Oregon, a high desert dry climate. 
I bought it from a private party in Hemet, California. 
The car is all original, except for a few minor add-ons by a previous owner (rear air shocks, 
AM-FM stereo cassette). It had late model front disc brakes when I bought the car, 
but I changed them back to the original-style brakes. The tires are fairly new radials.
I believe this is an original car that was (prior to my ownership) re-painted, re-chromed and 
re-rubber sealed around windows. It does not appear to have been in a wreck or 
had any body work done. I believe the odometer miles (86240) are accurate. I think 
the upholstery is original. The electrical system is 6-volt.
According to a document given to me at purchase time (and there is no way I can verify the 
document's authenticity, other than the information seems reasonable, considering the 
overall condition of the car) the engine and transmission were professionally rebuilt at 
55,000 miles, the clock rejeweled and the radio retubed.
This car is mechanically sound. It runs and drives very nicely. The body and frame are 
rust-free. The chrome and paint is good, but not perfect…..there are a few paint chips, 
but no dents or scratches. The "flaws" include a couple maintenance items I have not 
had time to fix lately: the headliner is starting to come apart at the seams, and the 
speedometer needs repair. The last time I drove the car the speedometer started 
acting erratic above 25 mph and howling a lot, so I unhooked the speedom cable 
beneath the dash. The added-on AM-FM stereo cassette does not work. The clock 
works, but is currently unhooked (because it drains the battery). I have never hooked 
up the original radio, so I don't know if it works or not.
This car has been a lot of fun to own and drive. The first 10 years, it only got driven to 
church on Sunday and an occasional "cruise" or a date on Saturday night…
….probably about 500 miles per year. The last 10 years it has not had much use, 
probably about 100 miles per year. I have never taken the car to any kind of "show", 
but driving the Merc around town, it get's plenty of "double-looks" and cheers and 
compliments.
Seller states if sold, car will be sold "AS-IS-WHERE-IS" with no guaranty or warranty. 
Pick up and/or shipping of car is buyer's responsibility. If you are the winning bidder,
a $500.00 nonrefundable deposit shall be made via Paypal within 48 hours, and the 
balance shall be due as per negotiation with seller. Balance shall be paid with cash 
or a cashier's check in person (at my local bank branch). If the balance is paid 
through Paypal, add $500.00 to the bid price. If the balance is paid through 
Escrow.com, buyer shall pay all escrow fees.
Seller states vehicle possession and title will not be transferred until all funds are received 
and cleared by financial institution.

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Wed, Jul 20 2022

I find plenty of 1950s Detroit vehicles in the big self-service car graveyards I frequent, but most of them are fairly ordinary sedans that never stood much chance of getting fixed up and put back on the road. Such is not the case with today's Junkyard Gem, which is a top-trim-level, heavily optioned hardtop coupe from one of the most desirable model years of the tailfins-and-chrome postwar era. Nearly every Mercury model ever made was a Ford model with some cosmetic changes applied, and the '55s looked very similar to their mechanically identical Ford brethren. In 1955, the new Mercury came in three trim levels: the entry-level Custom, the medium-zoot Monterey, and the glitzy Montclair. Each was available as a hardtop coupe and four-door sedan, with wagon versions of the Custom and Monterey. The Montclair could be purchased as a convertible or with the wild "Sun Valley" glass roof. The Montclair got its own line of hallucinogenic two-tone interiors, in order to make the daily lives of Europeans feel even more gray and penurious (the UK only dropped food rationing in 1954, and the two Germanies were still clearing the rubble of their blown-up cities). This car's upholstery has been bleached by decades of sitting outside in the harsh High Plains climate, but it started out as vivid red and white "Chromatex" fabric. The list price on this car was $2,631, or about $29,200 in 2022 dollars. The Sun Valley and convertible Montclair each cost $2,712 ($30,100 today). Ford didn't offer a corresponding hardtop coupe in 1955, though the Fairlane Crown Victoria two-door did look extremely snazzy (and cost a mere $2,302— $25,545 now— with the same V8 engine as the Monterey). Meanwhile, Oldsmobile offered the handsome 88 Super Holiday Coupe for $2,714, though the Montclair had the more powerful engine. Oldsmobile had been selling new cars with overhead-valve V8s since the 1949 model year, while Ford didn't ditch the Model A-era flathead V8 for new U.S.-market cars until the 1954 model year (you could buy a new Simca Esplanada in Brazil with an Ardun-headed Ford V8-60 all the way until 1969). GM's Chevrolet Division got all the press in 1955 with the introduction of the brand-new small-block V8 engine, but Ford's 292-cubic-inch (4.8-liter) Y-Block V8 made more power than the 265-cube (4.3-liter) Chevy and the 324ci Olds Rocket 88.

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Jill Wagner has officially given up her crown as the queen of Mercury. With the Ford middle child on its way to the scrap heap, Wagner no longer has any automotive hardware to promote. Given her varied talents, we wouldn't be surprised to see her pick up where she left off with another automaker.
And here you thought you'd never be upset about Mercury's passing.
Thanks for the tip, Gregg!

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