{"id":89001,"date":"2022-03-06T01:07:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T06:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=89001"},"modified":"2022-03-06T01:07:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T06:07:56","slug":"cars-we-remember-collector-car-corner-1956-mercury-monterey-czechoslovakian-tatraplan-and-57-ford-versus-57-chevy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2022\/03\/06\/cars-we-remember-collector-car-corner-1956-mercury-monterey-czechoslovakian-tatraplan-and-57-ford-versus-57-chevy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars We Remember \/ Collector Car Corner; 1956 Mercury Monterey, Czechoslovakian Tatraplan and \u201857 Ford versus \u201957 Chevy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go with more reader questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u201956 Mercury and \u201957 Packard resemblance&nbsp;<\/b>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Q: Greg, I really enjoy your columns in Auto Roundup Magazine and online in many newspapers across the country. I remember you wrote about a guy that really loved his \u201956 Mercury and something about submarine races and am wondering if we could revisit a little bit of that letter?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also, that article you did on the 1957 Packard a while ago that I also saw in Auto Round-Up magazine reminds me a bit of the 1956 Mercury, in looks. What\u2019s your opinion? &#8212; Steve from Montrose, Pa.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steve, let\u2019s start with that 1957 Packard, of which I covered in last week\u2019s column as a major feature article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, the 1957 Packard 400 (and sibling trims) was very close in styling to the Lincoln &#8211; Mercury division cars of that same era. Packard\u2019s front end looked like the 1955-1956 Mercury, while the back end treatment closely resembled the Lincolns from 1957, especially with Lincoln\u2019s new, larger rear fin treatment. I always felt that the 1956 Mercury was one of the best looking cars of that decade, and there were many great styles to choose from, both independent and from the \u2018Big 3\u2019 major manufacturers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The article you recall was from Brooklyn, New York\u2019s Dominick Raffone Sr., of which I revisit a bit below and appeared way back in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Said Dominick, \u201cOf all the cars I\u2019ve ever owned, my \u2018true love car\u2019 was and always will be my 1956 Mercury.&nbsp;When I met my wife in 1959, I was going to a place in Brooklyn, N.Y. called \u2018Mitchell\u2019s Drive-In.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn January of 1960, I bought a black and yellow two-door \u201956 Mercury Monterey; and shortly after purchasing it, found out that all Ford and Mercury parts were interchangeable. Well, I went crazy doing things to my car, as I bought a \u201954 Ford transmission, clutch and bell housing from Monte\u2019s Salvage Yard. Then, I bought a \u201954 Mercury stick from a 6-cylinder and had to get a stick shift flywheel and driveshaft from the \u201954 Mercury. Next, I hooked up a complete 4:11 rear end from a \u201855 Ford Station Wagon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89002\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89002\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector1.jpg\" alt=\"Cars We Remember \/ Collector Car Corner; 1956 Mercury Monterey, Czechoslovakian Tatraplan and \u201857 Ford versus \u201957 Chevy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector1.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector1-300x108.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector1-1024x369.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector1-768x277.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here\u2019s a photo of a &#8217;56 Mercury hardtop custom from the Hot Wheels \u201cUltra Hots\u201d released in 2007, and in 1\/64th scale. It is similar in modifications to a car that reader Dominick Raffone Sr. owned back in 1956.&nbsp;(Hot Wheels photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNext, I lowered the rear and added Cruiser Skirts, and up front added split 1955 Pontiac bumpers below with a \u201957 DeSoto grille. I de-chromed the rest of the car and installed a picture hanging wire that went from the trunk key mechanism under the back seat to under my driver seat so I could pull it and open the trunk. I had to do this as I removed the chrome trunk key function from the trunk and filled it in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI then used some molding from a \u201955 Mercury, and reversed it to go from the middle of the front door to the rear taillights, which were now from a \u201959 Cadillac! Inside, I went with a black interior with little twinkle Christmas lights in the headliner so that when you opened the doors, stars would shine. I lastly painted the car 1960 Caddy Georgian Poly Blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Mitchell\u2019s, you would go with your girl to Plum Beach to watch the \u2018submarine\u2019 races. I wonder how many of the girls and guys reading Auto Round-Up remember Mitchell\u2019s, Plum Beach, warm beer and lousy food and drag racing at Hellie Bly? Mitchell\u2019s Drive-In was the idea behind the place in \u201cHappy Days.\u201d Keep up the great columns, and God Bless America, and our Armed Forces,\u201d Dominick concluded.<\/p>\n<p>I told Dominick that his letter allowed some of my younger generation readers understand what the baby boomers used to do to their cars back in the day. I had many friends who did the same. I also explained that \u201cwatching the submarine races\u201d was actually \u201cteenage lingo\u201d that meant you were going to Plum Beach with your girl, as Plum Beach was a well known teenage \u201clovers lane\u201d by the water out on Long Island.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rare T-600 Tatraplan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Q: Greg, any info on a car called the Tatraplan? I know many people have never seen or heard of one of these. My friend had a 1947 Tatra, but doesn\u2019t remember much about it. &#8212; Arnie from Spokane, Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A: Arnie, the Tatraplan was built by the Tatra car company, a Czechoslovakian company. The 1947 model was called the T-600 Tatraplan.<\/p>\n<p>The Tatraplan name comes from what was a government sponsored, \u201ccentralized economic\u201d plan in Czechoslovakia. The T-600 Tatraplan was a streamliner design rear engine car that came with 1952cc inline 4-cylinder air-cooled engines placed in the rear between the axle. The body had a coefficient aerodynamic drag of 0.32, which was great for that era.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89004\" style=\"width: 844px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89004\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector3.jpg\" alt=\"Cars We Remember \/ Collector Car Corner; 1956 Mercury Monterey, Czechoslovakian Tatraplan and \u201857 Ford versus \u201957 Chevy\" width=\"834\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector3.jpg 834w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector3-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector3-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1947 Tatraplan was a Czechoslovakian built car that was highly streamlined and entirely controlled by the government. (Compliments Tatraplan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Overall, some 4,200 T-600\u2019s were sold from 1947 through 1951, but in late 1951, the Czech Department of Defense, which controlled the production of the cars, informed Tatra they would now build trucks, and that all cars would be built under the Skoda brand. Skoda was one of the other car companies in the country at the time, and also run by the government. The third car company in the Czech Republic was Praga.<\/p>\n<p>In 1954, Tatra re-joined the car building with a large passenger car, and featured an air cooled V8 engine and transaxle. The V8 T603-engine had previously been developed and tested on the racetrack in Tatra experimental and race cars. It was used for the Tatra-603, and went on sale in 1955 and remained in production until 1975. In its\u2019 18 years of sales, a total of 20,422 T-603\u2019s were built. Hope this all helped, Arnie.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ford versus Chevy, 1957<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Q: Greg, I get tired of hearing about how great the \u201857 Chevy was. I think the \u201857 Ford was both better looking and is more rare. What\u2019s your opinion? &#8212; Clem L., St. John\u2019s, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>A: Clem, I feel the \u201957 Ford is equal to the \u201957 Chevy in styling, but the \u201957 Chevy, with the 283 V8 Fuel Injected option or the highly popular Nomad Station Wagon, is far ahead of the \u201957 Ford in collector demand and values. That\u2019s a proven fact, but still doesn\u2019t mean the \u201957 Ford isn\u2019t desirable.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89005\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89005\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector4.jpg\" alt=\"Cars We Remember \/ Collector Car Corner; 1956 Mercury Monterey, Czechoslovakian Tatraplan and \u201857 Ford versus \u201957 Chevy\" width=\"900\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector4.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector4-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector4-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1957 Ford\u2019s all new design was well received by consumers. (Ford)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve been answering questions from car enthusiasts too long to make a big mistake in taking sides in a Ford versus Chevy question. However, I agree with you that the \u201857 Ford is indeed a much more rare breed these days than the \u201857 Chevy. Additionally, Ford offered more uniqueness with the hardtop convertible, which ran from \u201957 through \u201859, and its \u201857 Ranchero car-based pickup, which was two full years ahead of the Chevy El Camino.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your letter.<\/p>\n<p>(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist and welcomes reader questions on collector cars and auto nostalgia at <a href=\"mailto:greg@gregzyla.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greg@gregzyla.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89006\" style=\"width: 1429px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89006\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector5.jpg\" alt=\"Cars We Remember \/ Collector Car Corner; 1956 Mercury Monterey, Czechoslovakian Tatraplan and \u201857 Ford versus \u201957 Chevy\" width=\"1419\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector5.jpg 1419w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector5-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector5-1024x631.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2022\/03\/Car_Collector5-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1419px) 100vw, 1419px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1957 Chevrolet, like Ford, also featured an all-new, more modern design. 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