On the west side one second-floor door has a modern boxed-out bar grille around it.
Exposed quad headlamps were nearly flush-mounted, while the new front bumper wrapped around and over the new vertical bar grille, set between the headlamp pods.
Most 1940 Cadillacs were relatively plain, almost Chevrolet-like in front with simple bar grilles.
It was fitted with the straight eight bar grille, and similar side lamps, but with clear lenses.
It looked like any other fifth-rate bar grille.
The Sable's light bar grille continued to be a Mercury design hallmark for the next decade.
The front fenders were squared off at the fascia that touted a new, horizontal bar grille.
The trucks remained much the same until 1951 when a new, single bar horizontal grille was fitted to the front along with different hood trim.
The changes were mainly cosmetic, with a four horizontal bar grille and revised tail-light lenses and garnish panel.
The 1972 Centurion featured minor appearance changes including a revised vertical bar grille and taillight lenses.