Monday, April 6, 2026

The return of the 1956 Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser Concept Car

A 1950s Ford Motor Company concept car that always interested me is the 1956 Mercury XM Turpike Cruiser.

I've posted about it twice, the more recent one here.  Besides commentary and images of the car in its prime, I included some photos of it from 2018 when it was about to be restored.  It turns out that around the time I wrote the article, the restoration was completed.  The next year it was put up at Mecum Auctions, but failed to sell at the restorer's price.  After that, it was purchased by the American Muscle Car Museum.

As for the restoration, the restorer's Hemmings account of the process is here.

Images below are via American Muscle Car Museum.  Mecum Auctions has an image set here.

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