Mercury Montego

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Mercury Montego
Production period: 1967-2007
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé , convertible
Previous model: Mercury Comet (1967)
Mercury Sable (2004)
Successor: Mercury Cougar (1976)
Mercury Sable (2007)

The Mercury Montego was a model of the intermediate class produced there by the American automobile manufacturer Mercury , which was part of the Ford group, from 1967 to 1976 and from 2004 to 2007 .

Ford first used the name Montego in 1966/67 on a model of the Meteor brand, which was only sold in Canada .

The Montego of the 1960s / 1970s was the successor to the Mercury Comet and the parallel model to the Ford Torino .

The Montego from 2004 to 2007 was the successor to the Mercury Sable and sister model of the Ford Five Hundred .

Montego (1967–1971)

First generation
Mercury Montego MX Cabriolet (1969)

Mercury Montego MX Cabriolet (1969)
Production period: 1967-1971
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé , convertible
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.3–7.0 liters
(86–290 kW)
Length: 5232-5380 mm
Width: 1965 mm
Height: 1330-1425 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 1351-1680 kg

The Mercury Montego developed parallel to the Ford Torino . Just as the Torino was introduced in 1968 as a higher-quality version of the Ford Fairlane , the Montego was initially an exclusive version of the Fairlane counterpart Mercury Comet . At the beginning of the 1970 model year, Ford dropped the model name Fairlane and Mercury dropped the name Comet, so the Mid-range models were now uniformly called Ford Torino and Mercury Montego.

The Montego was available in 1968 and 1969 as a coupé, sedan, convertible and station wagon in the basic and MX equipment versions. A 3.3-liter six-cylinder or V8 engine with displacements from 4.9 to 7.0 liters served as drive. The sporty version of the Cyclone was derived from the Montego . In 1969 the base engine was enlarged to 4.1 liters.

For the years of construction 1970 and 1971 the Montego received a newly designed body. It was still constructed to be self-supporting. Unlike its Ford counterpart Torino, the Montego had a clearly protruding radiator grille in the so-called Knudsen style and concealed headlights could be ordered as an option. The Montego was still powered by large six- and eight-cylinder engines with displacements of 4.1 and 7.2 liters. From 1970 the model range was divided into Montego, Montego MX and MX Brougham.

A total of around 371,000 units of the first-generation Montego were produced.

Montego (1972-1976)

Second generation
Mercury Montego Hardtop Coupe

Mercury Montego Hardtop Coupe
Production period: 1972-1976
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:
Gasoline engines : 3.3–7.2 liters
(65–198 kW)
Length: 5425 mm
Width: 2014 mm
Height: 1440 mm
Wheelbase : 2896-2997 mm
Empty weight : 2002-2300 kg

In the fall of 1971, a new Montego appeared with the same technology but a renewed body. The Montego was the Mercury counterpart to the Ford Torino . At the same time, a Montego GT Coupé with hatchback was added to the range as a replacement for the discontinued Cyclone , the other Montego Coupés kept their notchbacks . The range of models and displacement sizes remained otherwise unchanged.

From 1974 onwards, a six-cylinder was no longer available in the Montego; the base engine was now the 4.9-liter V8, and from 1975 a 5.8-liter. Also in 1974 the Montego GT was discontinued and the seven-liter was replaced by a 7.5-liter V8.

The successor to the Montego was offered from 1977 under the name Mercury Cougar .

The second generation Montego was built in 506,191 units.

Montego (2004-2007)

Third generation
Mercury Montego (2004-2007)

Mercury Montego (2004-2007)
Production period: 2004-2007
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
3.0 liters (151 kW)
Length: 5090 mm
Width: 1892 mm
Height: 1562 mm
Wheelbase : 2860 mm
Empty weight : approx. 1650 kg

In 2004, the successor to the Mercury Sable , called Montego, appeared , which featured a three-liter V6 and front-wheel drive. However, the Montego underwent a major facelift after just three years and has since been offered under the name of its predecessor.

Web links

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

swell

  • Gunnell, John (editor): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 , Krause Publication, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X , pp. 531-547.
  • Flammang, James M. and Kowalke, Ron: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999 , Krause Publication, Iola 1999, ISBN 0-87341-755-0 , pp. 629-633.
  • Automobil Revue , catalog number 1971.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Zavitz, R. Perry, Canadian Cars 1946-1984 . Motorbooks International, Baltimore 1985. ISBN 0-934780-43-9 , p. 40