Mercury Monterey Sun Valley. Among show cars lining Third Street for Steamboat Days. What could have been more fashionable in 1954 than an upscale Mercury in bittersweet orange, or was it bittersweet pink. Under the raised hood an overhead valve V-8 developing 161 horsepower. Over the top: A color-keyed bittersweet trailer for long, long road trips. Image: Steve Lunde