58L-Y8 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) 1958 Mercury Montclair Turnpike Cruiser - $14,600 - Russell, PA - Still available, a year later, same price, July 2021: see new link below: https://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/d/russell-rare-1958-mercury-turnpike/7185738764.html# Rare 1958 Mercury Montclair Turnpike Cruiser 4 door hard top, runs and drives, 383 V8 Turnpike Cruiser engine, push-button automatic transmission, power steering, new power brakes, electric roll down rear window, dual exhaust, power seat, power windows, good tires, $14,600 Contact: (814) 7-five-7-8-two-8-seven Copy and paste in your email: 6cb305a39562360a91e382c50a58e9fc@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1958 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser four door hardtop. Note: An ultimate in Mid-Century Modern "Dream Car Design" one of the 3,543 four door hardtop Turnpike Cruisers built. Wild sculpted, chrome-laden styling with wrap around and up over windshield, twin antenna air intakes, retractable rear window, even a rear-mounted, free-standing emblem, myriad power gadgets, these Turnpike Cruisers have it all. Edited July 24, 2021 by 58L-Y8 Still available, a year later, same price, July 2021: (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 More photos: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Mercury at it's garish apex. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 6 hours ago, GregLaR said: Mercury at it's garish apex. I love it! Pushbutton transmission and all! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 8/29/2020 at 1:49 PM, GregLaR said: Mercury at it's garish apex. I love it! Yep, it is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) There's a whole lot of other colors that I'd rather to see that Turnpike Cruiser in: Google Images: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=610&ei=O7FMX_e4PMTctQa27Z7IAg&q=1958+mercury+turnpike+cruiser&oq=1958+mercury&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgCMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADoFCAAQsQM6CAgAELEDEIMBUNoMWPg2YOBTaABwAHgAgAE-iAGeBZIBAjEymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img#imgrc=cVSwkxgpojN63M Edited August 31, 2020 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 That is the most confusing combination of chrome and stainless trim that I’ve ever seen. Maybe that’s why I don’t remember too many driving around my neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel88 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 The Turnpike Cruiser that is for sale here, looks much better without the Cruiser skits IMHO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) The Seller still has the car and it has been relisted at the same price, $14,600. Seller's phone #: 814 757 82 eight seven Link to relisted ad: https://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/d/russell-rare-1958-mercury-turnpike/7214855381.html Edited October 19, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I always get a kick out of those little antennae on the upper windshield corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Still available at same price, $14,600 Call Larry: 814 757 82 eight seven Link to 4/3 relisted ad: https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/russell-rare-mercury/7301594521.html Edited April 6, 2021 by 6T-FinSeeker update info (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Seems like 1958 was the year of, most chrome and heaviest cars of this era. Beautiful car, it would cost a fortune to restore one of these. Very fair price IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Still available, a year later, same price, July 2021: rare 1958 mercury turnpike cruiser - cars & trucks - by owner -... (craigslist.org) Contact: 814) 7-five-7-8-two-8-7 Copy and paste in your email: a3e747da806137c081f465b17a4046fe@sale.craigslist.org 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I think Ken Kesey had his say in the design of this trippy car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) On 3/4/2021 at 10:31 AM, kingrudy said: Seems like 1958 was the year of, most chrome and heaviest cars of this era. For October 1958, Motor Trend had an article in which they printed readers' reactions to the 1958 cars: "Why I Didn't Buy a '58 Detroit Car." Sales had been very poor in that recession year. Reactions were quite critical of the over-decoration, the promised features that never materialized, the poor gas economy, the requirement to use premium gas, the long rear overhangs, the extreme tailfins and the heavy-looking "bulgy body panels." "Why should a car look like a plane any more than a submarine or a steam locomotive?" The cars weren't heavier per se, but they looked bloated due to the shape of the sheet metal. Motor Trend wrote, "We think that Detroit could gain much from a close, and continuing, study of the reasons given here." Comments such as those were heeded. Lincoln detuned their engine the very next year, and even more the year after. GM and Ford Motor cars for 1961 had much cleaner styling and were a bit smaller. Edited July 26, 2021 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Detroit, lead by Harley Earl and GM Styling, had to test the limits of the postwar optimism with the extravagant design ethic that denoted luxury, i.e. heavy surface sculpting and chrome trim. Jet aircraft/rocket themes were the current fascination, a way to impart the look of speed and modernity to the latest models. With over 50 percent of new car sales, GM lead and dominated industry design, everyone else fell in line. It truly was "the pleasant insanity of innocent excess" except that the general public had a hard time embracing the most extreme examples such as this Turnpike Cruiser. With the 'changing of the guard' upon Earl's retirement at the end of 1958 and Bill Mitchell's outlook toward clean, tailored styling, the GM cars moved beyond the old Earl ethic. Credit Virgil Exner and his 1957 'Forward Look" for a shot across the bow that broke the Earl/GM dominance. Then the 1961 Lincoln Continental was a breath of fresh air after the stale miasma of '50's excess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Garish, excessive, road hog, etc. Yes to all of that. But do I ever want to own that car! Turnpike Cruiser was the best named 50's car to match" made in the USA" dominance of the era. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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