Mercury Country Cruiser

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Mercury Country Cruiser
Production period: 1959-1960
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Station wagon

The Mercury Country Cruiser was a passenger car manufactured by Mercury , a brand of the Ford Motor Company , in the 1959 and 1960 model years . These were the brand's station wagons .

Model year 1959

1st generation

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Production period: 1959
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Petrol engine :
6.2 liters
(206–244 kW)
Length: 5532-5659 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 1993-2106 kg

The station wagons, which were grouped under the name Station Wagon in the 1958 model year , were given the addition of Country Cruiser in 1959 .

There were three different versions: The Commuter was based on the Monterey model and had a V8 engine with 6,161 cm³ displacement, which ran at 4,400 rpm. 280 bhp (206 kW) delivered. This model was available as a three-door and a five-door. Above that was the Voyager , which, like the top model Colony Park , had been developed from the Montclair sedan. The engines of these two models also had 6,161 cm³ displacement, but made 332 bhp (244 kW) at 4,600 rpm. There were only five-door available. The Colony Park also had decorative parts made of imitation wood.

A total of 24,628 station wagons were built this year.

Model year 1960

2nd generation
Mercury Colony Park (1960)

Mercury Colony Park (1960)
Production period: 1960
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines:
Petrol engines : 5.0–6.9 liters
(151–228 kW)
Length: 5568 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 1949-2069 kg

In 1960 the model range had shrunk significantly: only the 4-door Commuter and the Colony Park were offered. The Commuter again had the engine of the Monterey with 5,019 cm³ displacement and 205 bhp (151 kW), while the Colony Park was powered by the Montclair engine with 6,917 cm³ displacement and 310 bhp (228 kW). The Commuter had a manual three-speed gearbox, the Colony Park an automatic.

In 1960, 22,360 station wagons were built. In the following year, the brand's station wagons were again simply called Station Wagon .

source

  • Gunnell, John: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 , Krause Publications, Iola (2002), ISBN 0-87349-461-X .