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Ford Said to Plan End of Forgotten Mercury After Seven Decades
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| 5-27-2010
| By Keith Naughton
Posted on 05/27/2010 1:10:15 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Bring back the Edsel. At least it has high name recognition.
Then there is also the Meteor from Ca in the 50's.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:24:40 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Red Badger
46, 47, and 48 Mercuries could not be beaten. The chopped 50 Merc still will draw a crowd. Price one and see what I mean.
To: The_Victor
Now that Asset is well worth keeping.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:26:23 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: nina0113
'...was there a Mercury version of the Mustang?'
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:26:26 PM PDT
by
Ditto
To: brownsfan
No, the Cougar was the Mercury analog to the Thunderbird. It was related to the Mustang early on, but even then it was bigger, heavier and less performance oriented.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:26:49 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: nina0113
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:27:06 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Red Badger
Mercury is a forgotten brand, said John Wolkonowicz, an auto analyst with IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts. Many Americans probably already think it has been discontinued. Mercury was too similar to Ford from the very beginning. Too harsh. Mercury or Oldsmobile or Buick or Dodge weren't real brands. They were different product lines offered by the Ford, GM or Chrysler brands.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:27:53 PM PDT
by
x
To: nina0113
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:28:20 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Ditto
Back in the Good Old Days, when cars still looked cool...I HATE today’s nasty little econoboxes. When I win the lottery I’m going to have SUCH a car collection. I can waste so much time fantasizing about what I’d like to have.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:29:17 PM PDT
by
nina0113
To: nina0113
Lynx was the Mercury version of the Escort.
Anyone remember the XR4Ti?
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:29:55 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: nina0113
My ‘rat city finds my free air museum to be a “public nuisance”. Be careful.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:30:25 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: hinckley buzzard
Apparently they agree with you...........
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:30:28 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you'll know that its desolation is NEAR. Luke 21)
To: Little Pig
Dunno, but I have a Jackie Stuart sig on a Merkur brochure.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:31:37 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Red Badger
Save the Cougar!
To: perfect_rovian_storm; nina0113
First the Cougar, then the Capri.........then the Cougar again.....
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:32:18 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you'll know that its desolation is NEAR. Luke 21)
To: Red Badger
Whoo boy ... my dad bought one of these beauties when I was in high school.
I thought we were rich ... and elegant. It was fun to have that rear window down.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:32:50 PM PDT
by
RightField
(A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.)
To: RightField
I know a guy who has one of those in that exact color...........
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:33:31 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you'll know that its desolation is NEAR. Luke 21)
To: Little Pig
“No, the Cougar was the Mercury analog to the Thunderbird. It was related to the Mustang early on, but even then it was bigger, heavier and less performance oriented.”
Yes, the later version of the Cougar was a Tbird sister car. But originally it was the Mustang’s sister. In the spirit of Mercury vs. Ford, the Mercury pony car was a hair bigger, nicer appointments, thus the sacrifice of performance. Sort of like, but not as drastic as the Cadillac XLR vs. Chevrolet Corvette.
See post #24. That is a Mustang sister car.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:33:53 PM PDT
by
brownsfan
(The average American: Uninformed, and unconcerned.)
To: perfect_rovian_storm
Had both of those. Loved the 91 Capri, like the ‘94 Cougar. The Topaz was great, the Mystique was fun(stick). Don’t like the present Mariner, as I loved the Escape. Husband is really sad to see the Mercury go, and thinks Ford is making a big mistake. Of course, Ford never listened to him for the 27 years he was there.
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:33:58 PM PDT
by
KYGrandma
(The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home......)
To: brownsfan
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posted on
05/27/2010 1:34:55 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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