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XM-TURNPIKE CRUISER Assembly begins

The 1956 Mercury concept car is getting more colorful as the restoration progresses. Here’s what I’ve been up to the past few months: After getting the car back on its wheels, the next thing I did was hang the doors and install the hinge opening covers. There are small, round, tubular parts that serve as wire conduits to protect the power window wiring as it

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