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The (my) mercury Concept (sometimes known as the Mercury My) was a concept car created by Ford Motor Company under their Lincoln-Mercury Division. The my mercury was first introduced at the 1999 North American International Auto Show. The my mercury was designed by J Mays, the same designer of the Volkswagen New Beetle. This might also explain why the my mercury's curved roofline resembles the New Beetle's.

Design

The my mercury features suicide-style doors that are center-opening. It also features two amber glass panels. The my mercury also sports a center console that holds a mouse-like ball which controls the sound system, climate controls and integrated global positioning system that is displayed on a screen mounted in the center. The entire my mercury looks like neither a car, truck, or an SUV; it was a foreshadowing of the CUV cross-over segment to follow in the early part of the next decade.

References

(my) mercury Concept info from Edmunds.com

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+The '''(my) mercury Concept''' (sometimes known as the '''Mercury My''') was a [[concept car]] created by [[Ford Motor Company]] under their Lincoln-Mercury Division. The my mercury was first introduced at the 1999 [[North American International Auto Show]]. The my mercury was designed by [[J Mays]], the same designer of the [[Volkswagen New Beetle]]. This might also explain why the my mercury's curved roofline resembles the New Beetle's.
-{{distinguish|Isle of Stenness}}''in Shetland''
+==Design==
-[[Image:Stenness 1983.jpg|thumb|right|The Stenness ''Watch Stone'' stands outside the circle, next to the modern bridge leading to the [[Ring of Brodgar]].]]
+The my mercury features suicide-style doors that are center-opening. It also features two amber glass panels. The my mercury also sports a center console that holds a mouse-like ball which controls the sound system, climate controls and integrated global positioning system that is displayed on a screen mounted in the center. The entire my mercury looks like neither a [[car]], [[truck]], or an [[SUV]]; it was a foreshadowing of the CUV cross-over segment to follow in the early part of the next decade.
-'''Stenness''' ([[Old Norse]]: ''Steinnes'' <ref name=Pedersen>Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) ''Orkneyjar ok Katanes'' (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)</ref> or ''Steinsnes''<ref>Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) ''Orkneyinga Saga''. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9</ref>, meaning headland/peninsula of the stone) is a [[village]] and parish on the [[Orkney Mainland]] in [[Scotland]].<ref>United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2003</ref>
-==Geography==
-Stenness parish adjoins the southern extremity of the [[Loch of Stenness]]<ref name=Wilson>Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone</ref>, and also some notable standing stones. It is bounded on the west by the efflux of the loch, and a branch of Hoy Sound<ref name=Wilson/>, and has been politically merged with [[Firth, Orkney|Firth]].<ref name=Wilson/>
-==History==
-The area has been inhabited for a considerable amount of time.
-Near the village are located several notable [[prehistoric]] monuments including the [[Stones of Stenness]] and the [[Ring of Brodgar]].<ref>[http://www.stonepages.com/scotland/stonesofstenness.html ''Stones of Stenness: Stones of Stenness, Standing Stones and Henge'', Mainland, Orkney]</ref>
-==See also==
-*[[Burn of Ayreland]]
-*[[Happy Valley (garden)]]
 ==References==
+*[http://www.edmunds.com/news/autoshows/articles/44460/page023.html (my) mercury Concept info from Edmunds.com]
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-This article incorporates text from -
-Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
-{{Orkney Islands}}
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+{{Mercury Vehicles}}
-[[Category:Villages in Orkney]]
-[[category:Parishes of Orkney]]
+[[Category:Mercury vehicles|My]]
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+[[Category:Concept automobiles]]