The XM Turnpike Cruiser lives again

[mercman from oz]

The XM Turnpike Cruiser lives again, thanks to Tom Maruska from Duluth, Minnesota.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVHcaK3ZFBo

 

[mercman from oz]

The XM Turnpike Cruiser Brochure of 1956

 

[Ford blue blood]

I followed that build on his web site. Extremely talented man! So much to re-engineer to make it come back to life. Many of the systems were completely gone, he re manufactured many of the parts to open the "roof flaps".

 

[Daves55Sedan]

Wow, what a beast of the space-age era. Look at those nose-cones on the front. How fast does it fly, hehe.

 

[Ford blue blood]

272 or a 292, don't remember for sure.

 

[mhsprecher]

I think he said it's a 292.

One of a kind, for sure. I can do without the narrator's hyperbole.

 

[GLAmes]

I can do without the narrator's hyperbole.

Easy, I just turned off the sound.

 

[mercman from oz]

Abandoned Idea Car - Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser - as found

 

[mercman from oz]

Read about the XM Turnpike Cruiser in the latest Collectible Automobile Magazine - August 2023

 

[Gene F]

I thought all the true Turnpike Cruisers had fresh air vents atop the windshield headers?

 

[58Yeoman]

I like the 57 Merc Turnpike Cruiser for all it kitchy glory, but this one...no.

 

[Dobie Gillis]

I thought all the true Turnpike Cruisers had fresh air vents atop the windshield headers?

They did, but this is a concept car not a production car so some of the styling elements are different or not present.

 

[mercman from oz]

Air Vents in 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser

 

[mercman from oz]

Looking at this 1957 Mercury Monterey Phaeton Coupe, you can see that it got all its styling cues from the XM Turnpike Cruiser experimental car.

 

[58Yeoman]

^^^This car is much more in proportion.^^^

 

[Zeke3]

The restoration of the XM Cruiser is amazing. I hope he finds a suitable buyer for the car. I would not care to be sitting under those sun roofs very long on a sunny day.

 

[Ford blue blood]

Tom sold it to a museum. No idea how much he got. Watched the build on his web site. Amazing!

 

[mercman from oz]

Rear View - XM Turnpike Cruiser

 

[mercman from oz]

Minnesota man's rare classic car expected to fetch $1M at auction

https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news...e-classic-car-expected-to-fetch-1m-at-auction

 

[Gene F]

Those tailpipe outlets sure look cool.