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
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Video: Meet the Big, New-Generation 1966 Mercury Comet
For 1966, the Mercury Comet graduated from senior-compact status to the intermediate category, as we learn in this low-key marketing pitch. Continue reading
Video: Professional Chauffeurs Choose the 1972 Mercury Marquis
In this Mercury campaign, a panel of 50 professional limo drivers compared the Mercury Marquis to a German stretch limousine, and here is the unsurprising result. Continue reading
Video: Dan Gurney Drives the 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100
Watch all-American hero Dan Gurney wheel the gigantic Marauder X-100 around the Riverside road course in this original Mercury dealer film. Continue reading
Mercury Moves Uptown: The 1955 Montclair
Mercury moved upmarket for 1955 with a new top-of-the-line model called the Montclair, and the top may have been the greatest attraction. Continue reading
Abandoned Dreams: The 1964 Mercury Montego
This little-known styling proposal from 1964 had little influence on future Lincoln-Mercury products, it seems, but we’d like to ponder the what-ifs. Continue reading
Mercury’s Short-Lived Intermediate: The 1962-63 Meteor
Here’s an obscure, nearly forgotten chapter in Mercury lore: the mid-size 1962-63 Meteor, an upscale version of the Ford Fairlane. Continue reading