1959

Nice ! I like them all, even if, at the time, some weren't necessarily big sellers for Ford.

IMO, one of the best "stylized"  renderings of any Mercury ever executed and may I add.....     the 1959's were the last Mercurys to have a "Dream Car"  look.  Yes, yes... there were some very handsome '60's Mercurys (I once owned a '66 Parklane 'vert ) but nothing quite compared to the beautiful design language expressed in the 1959's.

They had the look!    😎 😎 

I guess I'm the odd man out this time as I consider this year Mercury to be the most unattractive Merc ever made.  Not a big fan of this era Lincoln either, but the '60 grille and tail end was a big improvement IMHO.  I did like this year Edsel though...although I gather it wasn't so for most other folks.

A tie for me between the Lincoln and Mercury. The 58 Edsel was my favorite Edsel as it had the in your face styling.

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I guess I'm the odd man out this time as I consider this year Mercury to be the most unattractive Merc ever made. 

Yes sir, YOU are in the minority for sure.  I mean, what's not to love?  😏 😎 😏 😎 

What a great-looking 1959 Mercury and 1/18 diecast from SunStar Platinum ! They are really nicely done and  I am delighted to have a coupe and a convertible 1/18 replica from SunStar.

Such a beautiful Mercury, and a big improvement over the 1958.  Even the 4-door hardtop has that amazing panoramic rear window.

@chris Post war through to 1956 Mercurys were awesome cars....'57 to '59 styling was very unattractive to me since the first time I saw one as a kid.....'60 through to the mid 70s was awesome once again.  I love Mercurys save for those 3 years.

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Post war through to 1956 Mercurys were awesome cars....

Well yes, those (...and the '60's & '70's were nice too )  I have many Mercury stories, which I've mentioned all before:

Here's a few...

- I met a collector who owned the 20th Mercury ever made (a 1939 of course ).

- Two of my favorite 1950's show cars are Mercs!

- My '66 Parlane convertible w/410 V8 was an awesome performer.

- I went to my HS Prom in a gorgeous, fully loaded, green-shimmer 1977 Mercury Marquis sedan.

- I had the opportunity to purchase a FoMoCo  Mercury convertible concept car.

So....auh, not being a fan of the '59...   I take it you don't think much of the orange XM Turnpike Cruiser concept?   🙄 🙄 😬 

@pete-rovero Yes, these '59 4-door HTs look nice too.  In fact, I'm 99% sure that Ford used the same roof tooling for both 2 & 4-dr hardtops, just like they did on 1958 Edsels. Because of this, years ago I converted a 1/18 2-dr Edsel into a 4-dr.

I've often thought of doing the same with Sunstar's 1/18 1959 Mercs.  🤔 🤨 🤔 

@chris The orange concept car doesn't do much for me but the white one I find very cool and interesting! (some mid to late 50s Lincoln styling cues evident there).  Do you happen to know the year these two were created/displayed?

@chris You did an excellent job converting the Edsel to a 4-door.  I’m sure if you tackled the Mercury it would be incredible as well. Go for it!

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Do you happen to know the year these two were created/displayed?

- The white XM-800 was created from 1952-1954, and debuted in 1954. Obviously, it heavily influenced the 1956 Lincoln design language. 

- The orange XM-TP Cruiser was created from 1954-1956, and debuted in 1956. Obviously, it had a tremendous impact on 1957-1959 Mercury design.

Initially, the white one was not powered, it was a static display only.  When it was restored, a complete powertrain was added to make it drivable.  The orange one was always drivable and was restored about 10 years ago (I think..  🙄)

@pete-rovero Thanks.   Maybe one day I will....who knows?