1956 Mercury Monterey Black Custom Kustom Scta Hot Rod Kemp on 2040-cars
Maple Plain, Minnesota, United States
Engine:312 V8
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Oxblood/Ivory
Model: Monterey
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: Roll and Pleat
Drive Type: Rear Wheel
Mileage: 54,471
Exterior Color: Black
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
1956 Mercury Monterey 2 Door Hardtop. Tuxedo Black with Oxblood and Ivory pleated interior. A Southern California mild custom by the Kennedy Family of Pomona, CA with almost 55,xxx miles showing and believed actual. Excellent paint, chrome, stainless, interior and mechanics. 312 V8, upgraded to stick overdrive, nosed, decked, Lincoln door handles and many period accents……a delight to drive. Notice the front bumper has been upgraded to a 55. A rare opportunity to invest in a subtle and tasteful custom by these iconic builders.....this one has aged gracefully with very few miles logged since built. Issues? The radio in the dash does not work, although there is a late model installed under the rear seat on the passenger side......you can see the speakers and antenna installed in the trunk photo. Overdrive is inop, although probably something simple....I don't know that much about them. A couple of stains in the lower panels in the seat.....something I wouldn't address, but you could dye or stain. No rust or damage on a great car.......and still on a California Title. Purchased well over a decade ago at the LA Roadster show.....interesting history. Any questions call 612 889 2212 Vehicle sold as is, where is. Can help arrange shipping at buyers expense.
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NHTSA investigating 725k Ford, Mercury vehicles for stalling issue
Mon, 25 Feb 2013Owners of Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models, listen up. According to a report on Automotive News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into these four vehicles totaling an estimated 725,000 units. The investigation appears to center around a malfunctioning throttle body on non-hybrid models of the 2005-2012 Escape and 2011-2012 Fusion. With Mercury dying off after the 2011 model year, this probe will also apply to the 2005 through 2011 Mariner and the 2011 Milan. There has been some discussion around the Escape stalling issue for some time now, but this investigation appears to be larger in scope than before.
Though not a recall yet, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 123 complaints of stalling or surging vehicles, while Ford itself has logged 1,472 complaints. The investigation report, which is posted below, seems to indicate that a faulty circuit board for the throttle body could cause the vehicle to go into limp mode, which, according to NHTSA, could cause complaints of both stalling and surging.
NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe
Mon, 17 Dec 2012According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"
Translogic drives wood-burning Mercury Beaver XR-7
Sun, 31 Jul 2011You read the title right, we're talking about the Mercury Beaver XR-7. No, Mercury never officially built a car called the beaver. This is the brainchild of upstate New Yorker Chip Beam, who owns and operates Beaver Energy, LLC. It runs on gases created by wood pellets fermented in a 2,400-degree furnace and fed to a supercharged Ford 4.6-liter V8.
By all accounts, it gets down the road just fine, and has pretty close to full power. The best part is, you can grow the fuel yourself and avoid patronizing big oil, if that's your thing. The only drawback that we can see to the Mercury Beaver XR-7 is the PVC pipe jungle occupying the space that would be the trunk under normal circumstances.
Still, if you're willing to smell like a mountain man and look like a bad Back to the Future knockoff, this ride is right up your alley. Click past the jump to see Translogic's take on this modified Merc.