Mercury XM Idea
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Mercury XM
First Proven: 1979 Chicago Auto Present
Description: Two-seat sports activities automobile with rumble seats
Gross sales Pitch: “Whereas most idea vehicles sit up for the longer term, Mercury went backward in time.”
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Mercury XM Idea
Particulars:
First seen on the 1979 Chicago Auto Present, the Mercury XM Idea was purely a styling train. Penned by Italian design home Ghia, the XM was a 2-door, 2-seat sporty automobile that includes a pair of second-row “rumble” seats which have been accessible—and usable—solely when the hatch was open.
Actually no extra details about the idea was made out there. That stated, the XM arguably helped established Ford/Mercury design transferring into the Eighties. The XM’s rear pillar will be seen, to a point, on the 1980 Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar, and the 1982-1988 Ford EXP and Mercury LN7 sports activities vehicles.
A 1954 Mercury idea, the XM-800, marked the primary time Mercury had used the XM moniker. The XM-800 didn’t make use of rumble seats. Be aware that the 1939 Ford was among the many final U.S.-market vehicles out there with rumble seats. Established in 1916, coachbuilder and design agency Ghia was acquired by Ford in 1970.
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CG Says:
Essentially the most attention-grabbing factor in regards to the principally forgotten XM idea may not be the design, however the wheels. Seen right here on an idea automobile, these identical wheels made the rounds at Ford and Mercury, showing on the Ford Thunderbird and Grenada, and the Mercury Cougar coupe, sedan, and XR-7, and quite a few different company fashions, right here within the U.S. and overseas. The questions is, which do you bear in mind higher, the XM Idea, or these as soon as ubiquitous wheels?
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