Presenting Mercury's most dramatic expression of Dream-Car Design...

The Turnpike Cruiser with exclusive features no other car offers.

Turnpike Cruiser Exterior Features Interior Features Merc-O-Matic Drive

You get all of these extra features at no additional cost:

  • Breezeway Ventilation - newest advance in draft-free fresh-air comfort.

  • Roof-Level Air Intakes - permit control of incoming air direction and volume.

  • Power-Operated Back Window - rolls down into rear compartment; permits free flow of fresh air.

  • Skylight Dual-Curve Windshield - wraps upward as well as around each side for added light and vision.

  • 290-Horsepower V-8 Engine - most powerful ever offered in a Mercury.

  • Quadri-Beam Headlamps - new dual headlamps give you four high beams for better highway illumination (standard equipment except in South Dakota and Tennessee).

  • Average-Speed Computer Clock - reports your average speed at any point on a trip.

  • Tachometer - measure engine revolutions, gives split-second check on engine efficiency.

  • Merc-O-Matic Drive - Mercury's improved automatic transmission provides fast take-offs, automatic shifting at all times.

  • Keyboard Control - (with Merc-O-Matic) - outdates ordinary push-button shifting, places all driving controls in one panel.

  • Power Steering - takes over up to 80% of the work of steering, turning, parking.

  • Power Brakes - give quicker, safer, straight-line stops at a slight touch of your toe to the pedal.

  • Padded Instrument Panel - offers built-in protection against injuries in case of sudden stops.

  • Full-Vision Steering Wheel - specially designed to provide maximum visibility and greater safety.

  • Dual Exhausts - cut back pressure, give increased power and added economy.

More facts about the 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser are here.

Available as Extra-Cost Options:

Power seat that "remembers" your favorite position, power-lift windows, Climate-Master air conditioner-heater, Merco-Therm heater, radio, safety seat belts.

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