Having surfaced for sale earlier this month, the all-black monster is still ... thing I need to mention about lead sleds. Although people generally think about Mercury cars when hearing the ...

In particular, the Mercury Eight became notorious for the “lead sled” look ... offered 305 hp and was dressed in ...

After Ford halted production to focus on creating military vehicles during World War II, it resumed commercial production, and Mercury launched a new model in 1949. Nicknamed the “lead sled ...