Mercury XM Concept
This is an installment in a series of messages looking back on program autos that we really feel should have a little bit even more focus than they got. If you have a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept subject, please fire us a line or leave a comment listed below. Mercury XM First Shown: 1979 Chicago Auto Show Description: Two-seat sports car with grumble seats Sales Pitch:”
While most idea automobiles anticipate the future, Mercury stepped in time
.”A Lot More Forgotten Concepts Mercury XM Concept Information: First seen at the 1979 Chicago Auto Show, the Mercury XM Concept was simply a styling exercise. Penciled by Italian layout house Ghia, the XM was a 2-door, 2-seat stylish car featuring a pair of second-row”roar”seats which were accessible– and also usable– just when the hatch was open.
Literally no extra details about the principle was provided. That stated, the XM probably assisted developed Ford/Mercury layout moving right into the Eighties. The XM’s rear column can be seen, to some extent, on the 1980 Ford Thunderbird and also Mercury Cougar, and the 1982-1988 Ford EXP and Mercury LN7 cars.
A 1954 Mercury concept, the XM-800, marked the very first time Mercury had utilized the XM moniker. The XM-800 did not utilize grumble seats. Note that the 1939 Ford was amongst the last U.S.-market cars and trucks available with roar seats. Developed in 1916, coachbuilder and also design company Ghia was obtained by Ford in 1970.
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Mercury LN7 CG Says: The most interesting feature of the mainly neglected XM concept may not be the style, but the wheels. Seen below on an idea vehicle, these very same wheels made the rounds at Ford as well as Mercury, appearing on the Ford Thunderbird and Grenada, and also the Mercury Cougar sports car, car, and also XR-7, and a number of other company designs, right here in the U.S. and also abroad. The questions is, which do you bear in mind much better, the XM Concept, or these once ubiquitous wheels?
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