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1939 Club Coupe |
1949 9CM |
1953 Monterey |
1955 Sun Valley |
1956 Montclair |
1957 Turnpike Cruiser |
1958 Park Lane |
1959 Park Lane |
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1960 Monterey
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1962 Monterey |
1963 Comet
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1965 Comet
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1966 S-55
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1967 Cougar
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1969 Marauder X-100 |
1970 Cougar |
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1973 Cougar |
1977 Grand Marquis |
1979 Bobcat |
1980 Colony Park |
1988 Grand Marquis |
1991 Colony Park |
2001 Cougar |
2007 Milan |
Mercury began as an up-market Ford, and really hasn't evolved much from that beginning. More stylized (particularly in the 1950's) than comparable Ford's, the Mercury line was designed to appeal the growing middle-class. Starting in the 1970's and reaching into the present, Mercury products have mainly been Fords with different grilles and trim. Attempts are being made to create a greater differentiation between Mercury and Ford products (the recent-past Villager and Cougar for example), but Mercury has never had their own engineering department to truly separate themselves from the parent corporation.
| Did You Know? |
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The 1949-51 Mercury used the same body shell as the smaller Lincoln of the same years.
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The first use of "The Big M" slogan was in 1956.
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The first reverse-slant retractable rear window was on the 1957 Turnpike Cruiser.
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The first non-V8 engine in a Mercury did not appear until 1960, in the Comet.
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The car Tracy Bond drove in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was a 1969 Cougar.
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