The Random Automotive

I have not done a Rotting in Style article in years, so let’s go all the way back to a video I filmed back in 2015 of this 1953 Mercury Monterey in the Retro Collection. 2015 does not seem like that long ago, but wow... 9 years. Personally, so much has changed for me since then, and one thing would be the camera I use. Wow. Anyway... What sadly ended it’s life as a minivan in 2007, the Monterey was first born in 1952, but the station wagon was first introduced in 1953, and based off the serial number of the car, yes serial number, not VIN, this is a 1953. So, this is the first year for these! For this one, specifically October 28, 1953 with a birth place of LA in California. Unfortunately, the age shows. This car is rough. I don’t know when it was on the road last, but California only had the license plate featured on this car from 1963 to 1969, so I would assume either during that period, or not too long after. Assuming it was off the road in 1969, it had only been driven for 1