page_title: Mercury XM-800
hierarchical_section_title: Mercury XM-800
caption_attribution_description: English: "The 1954 Mercury XM-800 was conceived by Mercury's Pre Production Studio, Headed by John Najjar with assistance from Elwood Engle, and built by Creative Industries in Detroit. First shown to the public at the 1954 Detroit Auto Show, the futuristic XM-800 was promoted at various shows that year, also appearing in the 1954 movie, "Woman's World", and as a small model found in boxes of Post Grape Nuts Flakes. It was donated to the University of Michigan in 1957, later auctioned off to a private citizen, ultimately landing in the hands of famous concept car collector Joe Bortz in 1987. Under Bortz's ownership it became a drivable car, then sold in 2008 to current owner Richard H. Driehaus, who had it restored to its original glory" From the official program to the Eyes on Design.
context_page_description: The Mercury XM-800 is a concept car created by Mercury and first introduced at the 1954 Chicago Auto Show. In newspaper publicity at its 1954 debut, in Chicago and elsewhere, it was presented with its full name, Mercury Monterey MX-800. The XM, or experimental Mercury, "push car" went the 1954 US auto show circuit season. Although it was promoted by Ford as an "advanced design, engineered to go into volume production, ” the XM 800 never passed the concept phase.
context_section_description: The Mercury XM-800 is a concept car created by Mercury and first introduced at the 1954 Chicago Auto Show. In newspaper publicity at its 1954 debut, in Chicago and elsewhere, it was presented with its full name, Mercury Monterey MX-800.      The XM, or experimental Mercury, "push car" (meaning that it was not drivable) went the 1954 US auto show circuit season. Although it was promoted by Ford as an "advanced design, engineered to go into volume production,” the XM 800 never passed the concept phase.
caption: XM-800, 2017
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