I've always been enamored of the Dick Gregg shoebox Ford-turned-hauler (you may have spotted it in Andy Southard's book, "Hot Rods and Customs of the 1950s" in all its scalloped, sectioned glory), so ...

Mercury began life as a step above standard Ford fare but ended its days as a mere carbon copy of its corporate sibling. In between, it delivered memorable models that sought to distance themselves ...