Vehicle Description
As the bathtub shapes and pontoons of the early 50s wore off and
cars began to assert the shapes they would wear throughout most of
the 1950s, Mercury's Monterey was one of the first to change in
1952. The Previous owner stated mileage of 19,046 were actual, and
it appears to be so, however we have no documentation to back up
this claim.
Made in Ford's Metuchen, New Jersey factory (code ME) and possibly
originally sold by a Lincoln-Mercury dealer in Meriden,
Connecticut, this example is finished in Raven Black over Fanfare
Maroon (code 42E). The paint and trim are in overall very good
order while the bodywork is straight and solid. The engine bay is
extremely tidy and the chrome bumpers look great while fitting
tightly to the body. The trunk's cargo area is in very good overall
shape though the floor mat has an obvious tear in it. The car comes
with a full-size wide whitewall spare tire and red wheel. Amber
foglights are ensconced with the front bumper.
This car rolls on Kelly Springfield wide whitewall tires, size
7.60-15 at all four corners. Each tire is mounted to a steel wheel
and topped with a factory wheel covers. The wheels and tires are
all in very good order.
Under the hood is the final rendition of Ford's Flathead V-8, at
255 CID. Backing the motor is an early version of the Merc-O-Matic
three-speed automatic transmission backed with a 3.73:1 rear end.
Driver convenience features include the Merc-O-Therm HVAC
system.
Inside, the car's original Black and Cherry Red vinyl interior look
great, even today (code 88A). The front and rear benches remain in
very good order, the black carpet is in satisfactory shape, the
gray, contrasting headliner looks great, as does the black,
two-spoke steering wheel. The heater and vent controls were changed
to levers and placed on a plane set perpendicular to the dash
behind the steering wheel, inspired by flight controls in large
aircraft, the fuel gauge is inop.The maroon metal dashboard and
inner door panels look great. A column-mounted shift lever, a Borg
electric clock and a factory AM radio complete the interior.
Monterey became a separate series and Mercury's top model line over
the mainstream "Custom" nameplate, a convertible and four-door
sedan were included in the new series lineup. The aircraft-inspired
heater and vent controls with levers would reappear later in the
decade on the fabulous Continental Mark II.
Competition to this Mercury in 1952 included Buick's Special,
Dodge's Meadowbrook and Coronet Hudson's Pacemaker, Kaiser's
Virginian, Nash's Statesman, Oldsmobile's Super 88 Holiday Coupe,
Packard's Mayfair, Pontiac's Chieftain and Studebaker's
Commander.
Documentation includes original owner's manual, original
Merc-O-Therm HVAC guide and original Merc radio guide.
If a stock, good-driving Mercury from the company's early post-war
years appeals to you, you should not hesitate about checking out
this coupe at MotoeXotica Classic Cars before someone else beats
you to it.
VIN: 52ME49165M
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 19,044 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.
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