Have a look at this rare-as-hens-teeth '62 Mercury Monterey, hiding a bona fide, factory-installed tri-powered 406. Complete with the correct factory rear gears and 4-speed. The heart flutters. The head gets woozy. The salivary glands start to tingle. The bank account gets checked.

Now, truth be told, we're only going by what's being said in the video and what we're seeing on-screen. But these dinosaur bones seem legit, don't they? Sure, we've had to endure our fair share of phone calls and collective hours of patiently waiting while cell phone pics are scrolled through to look at blurry evidence of some rare whatever-it-is. But that's also to say that we feel fairly confident in sniffing out the malarky. Separating the cream from the rest of the crop, shall we say.

And this thing seems to walk the walk. We'd even go so far as to say that the evidence of the poorly-chosen aftermarket shifter and boot atop that 4-speed further proves that it's a real factory sleeper. Honestly, that's the kind of upgrade we've seen made to some of these old warriors, just to make it more drivable for the old guy who's keeping it running. So, enjoy this, while we simultaneously love how the host mentions it was a "California car" as he scrolls past the Fremont, CA license plate frame and cringe as we watch that left foot never leaving the clutch. Oh, the humanity...