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1959 Mercury Montclair Cruiser Four-Door Hardtop [57B]

1959 Mercury Montclair [57B] in The Twilight Zone, TV Series, 1959-1964 IMDB Ep. 1.16

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: US

1959 Mercury Montclair Cruiser Four-Door Hardtop [57B]

[*][*][*][*] Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time 

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ahight US

2009-01-25 03:06

submitted as "4 door" but no others show up..wanted to recheck if that is correct.

Speedoo FR

2009-01-25 03:15

Mercury Park Lane

Big Dave VA

2009-01-25 03:24

I think this is the episode with Inger Stevens traveling cross country and constantly seeing the same hitch hiker. Boy she was a beauty.

58Roadmaster US

2009-01-25 04:40

I remember this episode as one of my favorites.

58Roadmaster US

2009-03-24 08:44

If this is a 4 door hardtop, the full title should be 1959 Mercury Park Lane Cruiser [57C]. Here is a page from one of the brochures:
http://oldcarbrochures.com/main.php?g2_itemId=56713


-- Last edit: 2009-03-24 08:45:11

DeSoto55 US

2009-06-28 07:38

From the badge on the front fender in the video below it appears to be either a Monterey (57A) or Montclair (57B) four-door hardtop. Note the windshield and front vent windows have been removed to avoid reflections.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfIyOWrkeho


Crown 85 US

2009-08-13 17:51

This is definitely a Montclair.
I have the complete TZ collection and carefully checked all the close ups frame by frame. Could just read the nameplate on the left front fender in one scene.
Also, the Park Lane has a different looking panel in the fender "coves".

This car is wonderfully showcased in the episode and is a must-see for fans of this make and year!

Ray B. FR

2009-08-13 18:42

I agree, this is not a park lane: two differences with the brochure image in 58Roadmaster's link: no ribbed quarter panel on this one, and a longer spear in the side trim.

vilero ES

2009-08-13 19:54

I agree with Crown 85 and Ray B. comments, specially because Park Lane had chrome from rear wheel to the end side of the car. I think it's a 4 door (I guess 2 handles per side) but, is it a 4-door sedan (pillared) or a 4-door Cruiser Hardtop?

Commander 57 US

2009-08-14 21:16

It is a 4-door hardtop - no "B" pillar, per full viewing of the episode.
Here is a link to the ep on Veoh:
Link to "www.veoh.com"

-- Last edit: 2009-08-14 21:30:00

commander31 US

2012-01-13 02:04

Inger Stevens...... Aaaaah... what a gorgeous woman she was.... troubled beyond words in her personal life, took her own life in the summer of 1967. She was at the top of her form in this episode... One of my all time favorites... "The Hitch Hiker"..... The Golden Age of Television for sure.

kid59 US

2013-01-26 03:52

The car is not a Parklane. The Parklane has a chrome gunsight on each front fender. The above car does not have them. I have 2 1959 Parklane 4DHT Crusiers. Tried to post picture.

-- Last edit: 2013-01-26 03:54:27

tv boy US

2013-03-28 13:11

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tv boy US

2013-03-28 13:12

So now we know for sure...it's a Montclair, and a four door hardtop. I'm surprised people don't add extra photos of some of these cars more often, this one would've ended a lot of debate.

Commander 57 US

2013-03-28 13:27

Well, you can tell from the main photo it's a hardtop.

tv boy US

2013-03-28 13:33

The original main photo is the first thumbnail, and some were debating whether it was two-door or four-door because they couldn't tell. My point was, no one ever pulled any more images.

Commander 57 US

2013-03-28 17:07

True. But you have.
They are nice additions and we thank you.

electra225 IT

2014-06-20 22:08

Why do they took away the front vent windows ? (Look at most of the thimbnails pictures in this page).

rjluna2 US

2014-06-20 22:11

Apparently, they removed those windows to prevent studio lights reflection :think:

electra225 IT

2014-06-20 22:12

Thank you, riluna2.

rjluna2 US

2014-06-20 22:14

(Google Translate:) Sei il benvenuto. ;)

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