Mercury’s major redesign came for '52, with all-new sheet metal along with one-piece windshield, wrap-a-round back window and for the first time there was a 2-door hardtop in the line.

Fitted with the venerable Flathead V8 engine (equipped with a two-barrel carburetor) and three-speed manual with overdrive, a Mercury Monterey won the 1952 Mobilgas Economy Run with an average of 25.4093 miles per gallon. Fuel frugality with style!