1951 Mercury Monterey | Ardell Brown Classic Cars?www.ardellscars.com/1951-mercury-monterey/This 1951 Mercury Monterey is a mostly original well preserved car. It has it's original Flathead V-8 with manual transmission.The Monterey was introduced in 1950 as a high-end two-door coupe as part of the Mercury Eight series in the same vein as the Ford Crestliner to compete with the hardtop coupes General Motors had introduced the previous model year. Standard features included leather faced seats, simulated leather headliner, wool carpets, chrome-plated interior garnish moldings, two-toned dashboard, special black steering wheel, fender skirts, dual outside rearview mirrors, full wheelcovers & gold winged hood ornament. For $10 more all leather seats were an option.