It had the kind of firepower that could embarrass the biggest muscle icons of its time, yet it's time in the sun never came.

From haulers to haulin’ ass, Mercury built some memorable ... sleeker version that produced less drag (complete with a ...

His canvas was the radically customized ‘56 Mercury dubbed the Jade Idol ... exhibition runs throughout the country’s drag strips. The car’s Cycolac bodywork was painted by Gene Winfield.