MAGICAL MERCURY
“ MOST PEOPLE SMILE OR WAVE AS I DRIVE PAST! ”
We first spotted this stunning ’57 Mercury Monterey belonging to Ken Staples at a predominantly VW-based show earlier in the year. Among the hordes of air-cooled Beetles and campers, along with an array of modified water-cooled VAG cars, nestled a small collection of Fifties and Sixties American classics, kindly invited by the show’s organiser. To say Ken’s Monterey stood out in a very large crowd is something of an understatement – its sheer dominating size, striking colour and cleverly executed styling cues really made this car one of the real stars of the show for us.
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