1994 Mercury Sable Aluminum Intensive Sedan
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Ford Motor Company built 20 functional 1994 Mercury Sable sedans with unitized bodies and body panels made from lightweight aluminum. During tests in real-world driving conditions, the experimental cars rated better fuel economy and suffered less corrosion than their steel-bodied counterparts. Aluminum Sables never went into regular production, but lessons from the project informed Ford's aluminum F-150 pickup introduced 20 years later.
Ford Motor Company built 20 functional 1994 Mercury Sable sedans with unitized bodies and body panels made from lightweight aluminum. During tests in real-world driving conditions, the experimental cars rated better fuel economy and suffered less corrosion than their steel-bodied counterparts. Aluminum Sables never went into regular production, but lessons from the project informed Ford's aluminum F-150 pickup introduced 20 years later.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1994
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.13.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Aluminum (Metal)
Plastic
Glass (Material)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Grayish blue
Dimensions
Height: 54 in
Width: 71 in
Length: 192 in
Wheelbase: 106 in
Weight: 3035 lbs
Inscriptions
on front of automobile: AIV sticker on proper right, upper corner of windshield: 061W620 on back of automobile: AIV / Aluminium / AIV / MERCURY
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