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Lincoln-Mercury Show Cars at Chicago

In 1953 and 1954, the Lincoln-Mercury divisions of the Ford Motor Co. dazzled the crowds at the Chicago Auto Show with a surprising, unprecedented number of one-off, specially trimmed production models, and a pair of truly futuristic dream cars. The occasions were the 45th and 46th annual auto show, and the venue was the International Amphitheatre in Chicago.

Although not as famous as the Mercury prototype from 1956, or the more celebrated experimental Lincoln that debuted in 1955, the nearly forgotten 1953 and 1954 Lincoln-Mercury show cars deserve

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