Mercury Automobiles 1939-1959

The Car that dares to ask 'Why?', some ads touted, referring to why a big car could also be so economical. The early Mercury was a good-sized car and with its up-tp-20 mpg performance, by 1942 had earned an image of being a fine performer in mph as well as mpg. The '49-'51 Mercurys became very popular with customizers and hot rodders and James Dean driving one in Rebel Without a Cause helped capture the cult status these cars were making. The large, archival photographs in this book illustrate the fascinating early life of the infamous Mercury, a car with an image synonymous to the fleet-footed messenger of the gods that shared its name.Moloney, James H. is the author of 'Mercury Automobiles 1939-1959 ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781583882054 and ISBN 1583882057.