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

The Turnpike Cruiser with exclusive features no other car offers.

1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser with Dream Car Design

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.

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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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