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Mercury Archive
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![OK, so the Lincoln Versailles wasn’t available until the 1977 model year, but the Monarch Ghia, which was available in the same showroom, shows us that you could have had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/76-Monarch-5-e1790026764949-115x115.webp "1976 Mercury Monarch Ghia Sedan: Who Needed A Versailles When A Ghia Was Less Than Half The Price?")
1976 Mercury Monarch Ghia Sedan: Who Needed A Versailles When A Ghia Was Less Than Half The Price?
Posted on September 23, 2026 | 37 CommentsOK, so the Lincoln Versailles wasn’t available until the 1977 model year, but the Monarch Ghia, which was available in the same showroom, shows us that you could have had […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by Chris Irber (Updated 8/19/2026) We all have our unique proclivities in life, those things we enjoy that make little to no sense […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/comet-5.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1961 Comet – Dark Shadows And Fang-Like Taillights")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Comet – Dark Shadows And Fang-Like Taillights
Posted on August 19, 2026 | 33 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Chris Irber (Updated 8/19/2026) We all have our unique proclivities in life, those things we enjoy that make little to no sense […] -
![I’ve long suspected that the nicest surviving collector cars are not the rare specialty models, but rather the humdrum, no-nonsense transportation modules that your Uncle Virgil or Aunt Alice just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/75-Comet-1-e1786021403853-115x115.webp "1975 Mercury Comet: A Few-Frills Compact With Surprisingly Little Power")
1975 Mercury Comet: A Few-Frills Compact With Surprisingly Little Power
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 64 CommentsI’ve long suspected that the nicest surviving collector cars are not the rare specialty models, but rather the humdrum, no-nonsense transportation modules that your Uncle Virgil or Aunt Alice just […] -
![In 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1970-Mercury-Marauder-Dk-Bright-Aqua-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-street-lede-115x115.webp "1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”")
1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […] -
![As the last model year of the Fox Body Mercury Cougar got underway, personal-luxury coupes were still fairly popular; in fact, almost any manufacturer of a specialty vehicle today would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1988-Cougar-1-e1783855633953-115x115.jpg "1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 For Sale: This Medium Scarlet Cat Has Had One Owner Since 1991")
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 For Sale: This Medium Scarlet Cat Has Had One Owner Since 1991
Posted on July 13, 2026 | 15 CommentsAs the last model year of the Fox Body Mercury Cougar got underway, personal-luxury coupes were still fairly popular; in fact, almost any manufacturer of a specialty vehicle today would […] -
![(Updated 7/1/2026) To celebrate Canada Day, I thought I would provide a primer on some of the unique Canadian Ford makes and models. In the United States Ford marketed three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Meteors.jpg "Canada Day Classics: Canadian Ford Branding History")
Canada Day Classics: Canadian Ford Branding History
Posted on July 1, 2026 | 106 Comments(Updated 7/1/2026) To celebrate Canada Day, I thought I would provide a primer on some of the unique Canadian Ford makes and models. In the United States Ford marketed three […] -
![It’s no secret that four-door cars are much less likely to be preserved than convertibles or two-door sedans, but 1967 Mercury Comet sedans weren’t common even when they were new, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1967-Mercury-Comet-Caliente-4SD-Burgundy-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-level-115x115.webp "1967 Mercury Comet Caliente Sedan: Rare, Ultra-Low-Mileage Four-Door In One-Year-Only Grandé Luxury Trim")
1967 Mercury Comet Caliente Sedan: Rare, Ultra-Low-Mileage Four-Door In One-Year-Only Grandé Luxury Trim
Posted on June 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsIt’s no secret that four-door cars are much less likely to be preserved than convertibles or two-door sedans, but 1967 Mercury Comet sedans weren’t common even when they were new, […] -
![Lincoln-Mercury hadn’t had much luck with its senior full-size Mercury models until 1969, when they made the big Mercury Marquis look a lot like a Lincoln Continental. For 1970, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1970-Mercury-Marquis-Brougham-4HT-Dark-Ivy-Green-Met-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1970 Mercury Marquis Brougham Four-Door Hardtop: The Budget Continental")
1970 Mercury Marquis Brougham Four-Door Hardtop: The Budget Continental
Posted on June 20, 2026 | 19 CommentsLincoln-Mercury hadn’t had much luck with its senior full-size Mercury models until 1969, when they made the big Mercury Marquis look a lot like a Lincoln Continental. For 1970, the […] -
![(Updated 6/13/2026) Over Father’s Day weekend, I flew up to Denver and drove a 1968 Mustang High Country Special up to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Mustang […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Capri-RS-Turbo-badge1.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1984 Mercury Capri RS Turbo – Ford Had Turbo Motors To Spare!")
Car Show Classic: 1984 Mercury Capri RS Turbo – Ford Had Turbo Motors To Spare!
Posted on June 13, 2026 | 76 Comments(Updated 6/13/2026) Over Father’s Day weekend, I flew up to Denver and drove a 1968 Mustang High Country Special up to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Mustang […] -
![After years of keeping an eye out for a 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham, stumbling across this one uploaded to the Cohort by Dean Edwards felt like the real event. Like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/49470851201_d9791a14d5_b-115x115.jpg "1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham — The Costume Makes The Character")
1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham — The Costume Makes The Character
Posted on May 8, 2026 | 15 CommentsAfter years of keeping an eye out for a 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham, stumbling across this one uploaded to the Cohort by Dean Edwards felt like the real event. Like […] -
![Over the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1973-Mercury-Cougar-XR-7-convert-Gold-Glamour-Met-Cars-Remember-When-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp "1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed")
1973 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible: Still A Mustang Underneath, With Q-Code 351 And Rare 4-Speed
Posted on May 5, 2026 | 21 CommentsOver the years, the Mercury Cougar wore many different hats, but for the first seven years of its life, from 1967 to 1973, it was a bigger, more luxurious sibling […] -
![The town of White, Georgia, sits midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, a few miles north of I-75. White is the home of Old Car City, a 35 acre slice of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_2722-115x115.jpeg "Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 3 – Ford Motor Co. Cars")
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 3 – Ford Motor Co. Cars
Posted on April 29, 2026 | 35 CommentsThe town of White, Georgia, sits midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, a few miles north of I-75. White is the home of Old Car City, a 35 acre slice of […] -
![It’s little wonder that Mercury was never quite able to catch a break—just when they had a good thing going, the mother brand at the Blue Oval swooped in and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Cougar-vs.-Elite-115x115.jpg "Ford’s Gran Torino Elite and Mercury’s Cougar XR-7: Ford Undercuts Mercury Again For 1974")
Ford’s Gran Torino Elite and Mercury’s Cougar XR-7: Ford Undercuts Mercury Again For 1974
Posted on April 6, 2026 | 20 CommentsIt’s little wonder that Mercury was never quite able to catch a break—just when they had a good thing going, the mother brand at the Blue Oval swooped in and […] -
![Mercury’s posh Marquis was one of the brand’s longest-lived nameplates, surviving (as the Grand Marquis) through 2011. It started here, with this little-seen top-of-the-line hardtop. Car Life tested the new […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1967-Mercury-Marquis-2HT-Inverness-Green-Mainly-Muscle-Cars-front-3q-right-banner-115x115.webp "Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Mercury Marquis — “Has The American Public Gone Soft?”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Mercury Marquis — “Has The American Public Gone Soft?”
Posted on March 11, 2026 | 23 CommentsMercury’s posh Marquis was one of the brand’s longest-lived nameplates, surviving (as the Grand Marquis) through 2011. It started here, with this little-seen top-of-the-line hardtop. Car Life tested the new […] -
![Cars, like songs, are bound to be plagiarized—sometimes accidentally, sometimes not so accidentally. Everybody copied the Italian coachbuilders in the 1950s and 1960s, but here are four examples in American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Buick-and-Mercury-115x115.jpg "Grand Theft Auto: Four Examples Of American Design Forgery From The Big Three And Beyond")
Grand Theft Auto: Four Examples Of American Design Forgery From The Big Three And Beyond
Posted on March 9, 2026 | 31 CommentsCars, like songs, are bound to be plagiarized—sometimes accidentally, sometimes not so accidentally. Everybody copied the Italian coachbuilders in the 1950s and 1960s, but here are four examples in American […]
