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Mercury bowed on a 116-inch wheelbase, four inches longer than the '39 Ford's and enough to give its similar styling a "extra-vital" look. A dashboard with strip-sort instruments was also like Ford's, however Mercury's column-mounted gearshift was a speaking point at the time. Styling for 1939-40 featured a crisply pointed "prow," beautifully curved fenders, and rounded physique lines. Initial choices comprised two- and 4-door "beetleback" sedans, a notchback sedan coupe, and a convertible coupe spanning a price vary of $916-$1018. A $1212 convertible sedan was added for 1940, that year's heaviest and most-costly Mercury. But four-door ragtops had waned in reputation, so this one was dropped for 1941. Only about 1150 have been built. Models expanded to seven for '41 with a two/four-passenger coupe, business coupe, and wood-bodied station wagon. Styling, again within the Ford mold, was chunkier and fewer graceful despite a two-inch longer wheelbase