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Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser is a two- and four-door hardtop made by Mercury in the United States for the 1957 and 1958 model years. Its weirdest quirk: The rear window retracts into the body, a feature Mercury marketed as the 'Breezeway', on a car that also had push-button transmission controls.
Named for the new Interstate Highway System and loaded with gadgets: push-button transmission controls, a trip computer and a compound-curve windshield.
Weird features:WindowsDash & controls
Quick facts
- Maker: Mercury
- Years: 1957–1958
- Country of origin: United States
- Body type: Two- and four-door hardtop
- Engine: 368 cu in V8, 290 hp (1957)
- Weirdest quirk: The rear window retracts into the body, a feature Mercury marketed as the 'Breezeway', on a car that also had push-button transmission controls.
- Sold prices logged: 2 (latest: $1,957 at Bring a Trailer, Jul 31, 2025)
Sold prices
| Date | Venue | Car | Price | Mileage | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring a Trailer | 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Hardtop Coupe ProjectProject car | $1,957 | 79k mi shown | Result for 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Hardtop Coupe Project at Bring a Trailer ↗ | |
| Bring a Trailer | 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Hardtop Coupe | $14,750 | 55k mi shown, TMU | Result for 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Hardtop Coupe at Bring a Trailer ↗ |
Prices as published by each auction site, in the currency the car sold in. "TMU" means total mileage unknown.
Fact-check pit lane
Specs, dates and production figures on this page were checked against:
- Wikipedia: Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
- Sold prices: each auction result linked in the table above