1958 Mercury Commuter Wagon in Switzerland!

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  1. rrbnut

    rrbnut 1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

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    As unusual as it would be to see that driving down the road here in the US, i cant imagine how rare it is to see in Europe.
    That's a nice looking wagon. Conversion rate for price?
     
  3. rrbnut

    rrbnut 1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

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    exchange rate today is .84 Euro to 1 dollar, meaning 16% to add to Euro price to get to dollar
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    My German is more rusty than a pile of patina flakes, but it appears to have power steering and power windows, it's had a resto 12 years ago, and is not driven on a regular basis, judging by the lack of licensing. If Poison Ivy were still making the rounds, we'd have a better idea of what's what. And, BTW, the price quoted does not appear to be Euros. I could be wrong, but it appears to be bid in Swiss Francs.
     
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    rrbnut 1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

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    sorry, yes, you are right, its Swiss Francs
     
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    I love the paint scheme on this wagon! Are they painted with multiple colors from the factory?
     
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    Yes. Style tone paint was available. Usually top and side trim could share a separate color than the body’s
     
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    I was meaning three colors?....Longroofs Rule!
     
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    Sorry. Yes. Tri-tone, and flo tone schemes were also available. This color scheme on this wagon is a possible combination. It seems that most of the tri, and flo combinations include tuxedo black and marble white. So this combination is conceivable.
     
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    Thanks for the education 60Mercman!....Longroofs Rule!
     
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    49,900 Swiss Francs = $55,498.

    And no, it doesn't have power windows. Those rectangular chrome blocks at the top of each door are sliding door lock levers.
     
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    Really love ‘57-‘60 wagons. It’s interesting that Mercury spent the doe to reduce the width of the C pillar on the ‘59 and ‘60. I know he supported the 4 seat bird, but I wish McNamara had left the divisions alone.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    That's a good example of letting a bean counter rule the roost. Look at where we are now with it. Absolutely loaded down with options that are built cheaply and break/wear out easily.
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    What a beautiful car. I love the tri-tone paint job as well. And of course, it's hard to beat a hardtop wagon.
     
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    Interesting...........
    Funny how our brain interprets things we see. I had always assumed Mercury redesigned the greenhouse for 1960. I never noticed until now that it's the '59 and the '60 that have the same green house.
     

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