Here’s more than you ever wanted to know, possibly, about the Monarch, Mercury’s new “precision-size” car for 1975, in a detailed factory film. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Ford Motor Company
January 4, 2011: Mercury Says Good-Bye
When the last Grand Marquis rolled off the line in January of 2011, it signaled the end of the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company. Continue reading
Lincoln Tests the Luxury Pickup Market: the 1998 Blackwood Concept
Lincoln first dipped a toe into luxury pickup waters in 1998 with the Blackwood concept, closely based on the wildly successful Ford F-150. Continue reading
The Stylist: A 1957 Ford Motor Company Film
Here’s a deep, deep dive into the Ford styling process in an original 1957 factory film. Continue reading
A Breed Apart: A 1966 Ford Bronco Film
See all the exciting things the new Bronco can do on and off the road in this 1966 Ford film. Continue reading
Designed For Modern Living: The 1952 Lincolns
For 1952, LIncoln shifted gears and introduced a more reasonably sized car designed to compete not with Cadillac, but with Buick and Oldsmobile. Continue reading
Ford’s Jumbo Flathead: the 1948-51 337 Cubic-Inch V8
As the flathead V8 era at Ford was drawing to a close, the carmaker introduced a super-sized version of the venerable flathead to power its Lincolns and big Ford trucks. Continue reading