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By

Brian Schindler

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Future Cruise

The 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser was a prime example of the future-think of the 1950’s, with its multiple lighting sources, complex curves, and an array of buttons and antennae (most of which were functional) that provided more flash per running foot than any other car ever made. That stylistic gadgetry made it a true icon of the age of way-too-much - and a perfect, if challenging, car to replicate in scale.

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