Now You Know
Lucy and Desi set off in their “The Long, Long Trailer” in a 1954 Mercury Monterey convertible (“Just Can’t Top This,” by Paul Dean, June 25). The film crew discovered to its dismay that even with the brand-new overhead-valve Y-block that Mercury introduced that year, the car steamed like a Stanley on mountain roads. If you watch the film closely, there is an identical-color ’54 Lincoln ragtop doing the pulling in some scenes.
WILLIAM K. WILSON
Los Angeles
Sign up for The Wild
We’ll help you find the best places to hike, bike and run, as well as the perfect silent spots for meditation and yoga.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
