Vehicle Description
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale August 17th - 19th, 2017 at
Russo and Steele's 17th Annual Monterey, California Auction. Please
contact us for more information. Los Angeles Broadcasting Pioneer
Art Aston was a man known for many things. A dedicated businessman,
loving father and grandfather and first rate soldier, Art was also
known for his incredible devotion to the automobile. Russo and
Steele is proud to present in Monterey, California the last
remaining automobiles in Art Astors legendary collection. The
Devotion Collection features the cars truly closest to Arts heart.
These fourteen remaining offerings are vehicles that Art felt so
passionately about that he kept them the closest to him, through
the end of his life and include prime examples of Pre and Post War
American Classics, American Luxury Cars and European Sports Cars.
The 1939 Mercury V8 was the first in the Ford product line. It was
produced at the insistence of Edsel Ford who realized Ford needed a
product that filled the $500 gap between the Ford Deluxe and the
Lincoln Zephyr. It was priced at $934 and featured a 95 horsepower
flathead V8 motor. It utilized a three-speed manual transmission
with Columbia overdrive. This 39 Mercury from the Astor collection
is finished in a pleasant shade of tan and the paint sparkles in
the California sun. The body is straight and solid and the paint is
in excellent condition. The tan fabric interior is not worn or
soiled and the plastic on the steering wheel is not chipped or
scratched. It is fitted with fog lights and white wall tires. An
excellent example of a "first" Mercury.
