1954 Mercury Monterey "Sun Valley" Sports Coupe
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Unusual in Mercury's 1954 Monterey series was the Sun Valley coupe. The front half of its roof featured a green-tinted plexiglass window offering a panoramic view of the sky. With its $2,562 price tag, the Sun Valley coupe fetched a $110 premium over a standard, solid-roof Monterey coupe. Fewer than 10,000 Sun Valley coupes were built that year.
Unusual in Mercury's 1954 Monterey series was the Sun Valley coupe. The front half of its roof featured a green-tinted plexiglass window offering a panoramic view of the sky. With its $2,562 price tag, the Sun Valley coupe fetched a $110 premium over a standard, solid-roof Monterey coupe. Fewer than 10,000 Sun Valley coupes were built that year.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
30 May 1954
Subject Date
30 May 1954
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.102075.754
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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