The car still sports its factory original blue paint on most of the car and is still clearly available on the fire wall with the roofs original Classic White paint.įactory original blue interior is complete and while older, its still quite presentableįully optioned with an automatic transmission, tinted glass, power steering, wide whitewall tires, fender skirts, dual exhaust, driver and passenger fender mounted mirrors and a clock and radio. This car has recently come available from a private collection by an avid Ford/Mercury collector. You'll see differences in the grille and side trim from Mercurys produced in the U.S. They were produced by Ford of Canada in Oakville, Ontario. This is one of only 913 Richelieu hardtops built (all years combined). The Richelieu was considered the top of the line for Mercury in Canada. The Monarch came in three editions, Lucerne, Sceptre and Richelieu. The Mercury Monarch was Ford's way of introducing extra price lines for Canadian buyers. The Richelieu was the top of line model for 1956 so that means lots and lots of chrome trim, the interior has almost as much as the exterior. Canadian option car only, it was not available in the U.S.
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