Mercury (make of car)

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Mercury was a car brand from Ford , under which cars in the middle price segment were offered. The brand was above the parent brand Ford, but below the premium brand Lincoln . Vehicles of this brand were sold in the North American markets (USA, Canada, Mexico) as well as in the Gulf States and some East African countries. Mercury is derived from the name of the Roman god Mercurius .

history

Mercury was founded in Dearborn in 1938 , directly at the Ford headquarters , at the instigation of Edsel Ford . At first only one model was built under the name Mercury , which was a better equipped version of the Ford V8 . In terms of price, it was between the Ford and the Lincoln-Zephyr luxury car and was very well received by buyers. In 1942 its production - like that of all civil US cars - had to be stopped due to the war.

In 1945 the Lincoln-Mercury Division was created , under which the Ford Group combined its two premium brands Lincoln and Mercury. From 1946 the pre-war model was offered again with a few changes. While there was only the Mercury until 1951 , different models were offered from 1952, which now also had model names. Since the 1960s, almost all Mercury models have been based on Ford vehicles. Outward differences related primarily to details of the front and rear design; only individual vehicles - such as the Cougar from 1983 - differed from their Ford counterparts in that they had a separate body. The Mercury models were regularly better equipped than the cheaper Ford models. Mercury vehicles were sometimes sold with different names on the Canadian market.

At the end of the 2010 calendar year, Ford ceased production of Mercury vehicles as part of its restructuring efforts. In 2011 vehicles that have already been produced will be sold.

Models

Mercury Sedan Coupé (1939)
Mercury 8 Convertible (1950)
Mercury Montclair (1956)
Mercury Montclair (1964)
Mercury Cougar (1971)
Mercury Monarch (1978)
Mercury Grand Marquis (1985)
Mercury Villager (1993)
Mercury Sable (1999)
Mercury Marauder (2004)
Mercury Mountaineer (2010)
Model year Models (USA)
1939 Mercury series
1940 Mercury series
1941 Mercury series
1942 Mercury series
1943 no manufacturing
1944 no manufacturing
1945 no manufacturing
1946 Mercury series
1947 Mercury series
1948 Mercury series
1949 Mercury series
1950 Mercury series
1951 Mercury series
1952 Custom , Monterey
1953 Custom , Monterey
1954 Custom , Monterey
1955 Custom , Montclair , Monterey
1956 Custom , Medalist , Montclair , Monterey
1957 Montclair , Monterey , Station Wagon , Turnpike Cruiser
1958 Medalist , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane , Station Wagon
1959 Country Cruiser , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane
1960 Comet , Country Cruiser , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane
1961 Comet , Meteor , Monterey , Station Wagon
1962 Comet , Meteor , Monterey
1963 Comet , Meteor , Monterey
1964 Caliente , Comet , Cyclone , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane , Station Wagon
1965 Caliente , Comet , Cyclone , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane , Station Wagon
1966 Caliente , Capri , Comet , Cyclone , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane , Station Wagon
1967 Caliente , Capri , Comet , Cougar , Cyclone , Marquis , Montclair , Monterey , Park Lane , Station Wagon
1968 Comet , Cougar , Cyclone , Montclair , Montego , Monterey , Park Lane , Station Wagon
1969 Comet , Cougar , Cyclone , Marauder , Marquis , Montego , Monterey
1970 Comet , Cougar , Cyclone , Marauder , Marquis , Montego , Monterey
1971 Capri , Comet , Cougar , Cyclone , Marquis , Montego , Monterey
1972 Comet , Cougar , Marquis , Montego , Monterey
1973 Comet , Cougar , Montego , Monterey
1974 Comet , Cougar , Marquis , Montego , Monterey
1975 Bobcat , Comet , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Marquis , Monarch , Montego
1976 Bobcat , Comet , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Marquis , Monarch , Montego
1977 Bobcat , Comet , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Marquis , Monarch
1978 Bobcat , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Marquis , Monarch , Zephyr
1979 Bobcat , Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Marquis , Monarch , Zephyr
1980 Bobcat , Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Marquis , Monarch , Zephyr
1981 Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Lynx , Marquis , Zephyr
1982 Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , LN7 , Lynx , Marquis , Zephyr
1983 Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , LN7 , Lynx , Marquis , Zephyr
1984 Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Lynx , Marquis , Topaz
1985 Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Lynx , Marquis , Topaz
1986 Capri , Cougar , Grand Marquis , Lynx , Marquis , Sable , Topaz
1987 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Lynx , Sable , Topaz
1988 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz
1989 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz
1990 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz
1991 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz
1992 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz , Villager
1993 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz , Villager
1994 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Sable , Topaz , Villager
1995 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Mystique , Sable , Villager
1996 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Mystique , Sable , Villager
1997 Cougar , Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Mystique , Sable , Tracer , Villager
1998 Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Mystique , Sable , Tracer , Villager
1999 Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Mystique , Sable , Tracer , Villager
2000 Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Mystique , Sable , Villager
2001 Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Sable , Villager
2002 Grand Marquis , Mountaineer , Sable , Villager
2003 Grand Marquis , Marauder , Mountaineer , Sable
2004 Grand Marquis , Marauder , Monterey , Mountaineer , Sable
2005 Grand Marquis , Mariner , Milan , Montego , Monterey , Mountaineer
2006 Grand Marquis , Mariner , Milan , Montego , Monterey , Mountaineer
2007 Grand Marquis , Mariner , Milan , Montego , Mountaineer
2008 Grand Marquis , Mariner , Milan , Mountaineer , Sable
2009 Grand Marquis , Mariner , Milan , Mountaineer , Sable
2010 Grand Marquis , Mariner , Milan , Mountaineer
2011 Mariner , Milan

Timelines

Mercury Vehicle Timeline , 1950–1989 - Later  »
Type 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9
Small car Bobcat Lynx Tracer
Compact class Comet Comet Comet zephyr Topaz Topaz
Middle class meteor Montego Cougar Cougar marquis
Comet Comet monarch Sable
Full-size car Eight Montclair meteor
Park Lane Park Lane marquis marquis marquis Grand Marquis
Monterey Monterey Monterey Monterey Monterey Monterey
Marauder Marauder
C. Park Colony Park Colony Park Colony Park Colony Park Colony Park
Sports car capri capri
Cougar Cougar LN7
Personal luxury car Cougar Cougar Cougar Cougar Cougar
«  Before - Mercury Vehicles Timeline , since the 1980s
Type 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1
Small car Bobcat Lynx Tracer Tracer Tracer
Compact class zephyr Topaz Topaz Topaz Mystique
Middle class Cougar marquis Milan
monarch Sable Sable Sable Sable
Full-size car marquis Grand Marquis Grand Marquis Grand Marquis
Colony Park Marauder Montego Sable
Compact sports car capri capri
LN7 Cougar
Personal luxury car Cougar Cougar Cougar
SUV Mariner Mariner
Mountaineer Mountaineer Mountaineer
Van Villager Villager Monterey

literature

  • Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .
  • John Gunnell (Ed.): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1010-1013. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. Out for Mercury. ( Memento from September 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. June 4th 2010.

Web links

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