Mercury (make of car)

Mercury
legal form
founding	1938
resolution	2011
Seat	Dearborn , Michigan United States
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	www.mercuryvehicles.com

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

Commons : Mercury  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website