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Sports car (1970–1977), pony car (1979–1986), roadster (1991–1994) Bobcat: 1974 1980 1 Subcompact car, rebadged Ford Pinto. Sold in Canada since 1974, and in the United States since 1975 Grand Marquis: 1975 2011 3 Top-tier full-size car Monarch: 1975 1980 1 Compact near-luxury car Zephyr: 1978 1983 1 Compact car Topaz: 1984 1994 2
The Mercury 114 was introduced in 1946 [52] to give Mercury-Lincoln dealers a lower-priced car to sell. [51] The 114 was essentially a Ford with a Mercury-style grille, taillights and trim. [51] Its name was a reference to its 114 inch Ford wheelbase with the larger Mercury models sold in Canada as the Mercury 118 due to its longer wheelbase. [51]
Merkur (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯], Mercury) is a defunct automobile brand that was marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company from 1985 to 1989. Drawing its name from the German word for Mercury, Merkur was targeted at buyers of European executive cars in North America, selling captive imports produced by the ...
Although originally developed to become a new Mercury Comet, the Mercury Monarch was differentiated from the Comet produced alongside it in a number of ways. Using the Mercedes-Benz 280 as a benchmark for its styling and interior packaging, [8] the Monarch abandoned the Coke bottle styling of the Comet for straighter-edged body panels. In the ...
Capri (later Mercury Capri) is a nameplate marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company over three generations between 1970 and 1994.. From 1970 to 1978, the Capri was a sport compact marketed in North America by the Lincoln-Mercury division without any Ford or Mercury divisional branding; [1] it was a captive import, manufactured by Ford of Europe and sold simply as the Capri.
1997 Mercury Grand Marquis GS, rear view 1993 Grand Marquis LS (Netherlands) Unveiled on November 28, 1990, for the 1992 model year, both Ford and Mercury Panther-platform cars underwent their most extensive changes since their introduction for the 1979 model year. While the chassis was retained, the body was all-new.
The Mercury Marquis is a model line of automobiles marketed by Mercury from 1967 to 1986. Deriving its name from a title of French nobility, the Marquis was introduced as the divisional counterpart of the Ford LTD; four generations of the two model lines were paired through rebranding.
The car was presented at the 1982 Turin Auto Show. [19] It also appeared on the cover of the July 1982 issue of Road & Track magazine. In 1982 Ford shipped two EXP chassis to Ghia with instructions to create a mid-engined car as a possible answer to the anticipated arrival of the P-car (later Fiero) from General Motors' Pontiac division. [20]