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Montego Archive
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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 […] -
CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 27 Comments(Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […] -
Automotive History: The MG Sporting Saloons, Part Two
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/7/2012) In MG Sporting Saloons Part One we saw the more traditional interpretations on the sporty family saloon. This time we’ll watch MG try to spice things up […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Montego – Henry Was a Grouch After His Zeppo Lighter Fell and Bounced Off His Harp, Leaving Marx on His Chick
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 6/30/2015) In the time I have been writing articles here, my affinity for Mercury has prompted a few accusations of my having Mercury poisoning. For that, I can […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show
Posted on August 22, 2014 | 46 CommentsThere are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […] -
CCOTY Nomination: 1972 Ford Torino, The Fertile Breeder
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 72 CommentsOne of the many themes seen in the comments for the CCOTY nominees is whether or not the platform of the car led to other developments. For instance, one concern […]
![Ford’s Gran Torino Elite and Mercury’s Cougar XR-7: Ford Undercuts Mercury Again For 1974 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)
![CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground (Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2265.jpeg)
![Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada (first posted 6/21/2018) The police vehicle. It’s something we’ve talked about here sporadically and while most people don’t want to encounter one under self-detrimental circumstances, they serve a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1971-patrol-cars.jpg)
![Automotive History: The MG Sporting Saloons, Part Two (first posted 8/7/2012) In MG Sporting Saloons Part One we saw the more traditional interpretations on the sporty family saloon. This time we’ll watch MG try to spice things up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1966-MG-1100.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Montego – Henry Was a Grouch After His Zeppo Lighter Fell and Bounced Off His Harp, Leaving Marx on His Chick (first posted 6/30/2015) In the time I have been writing articles here, my affinity for Mercury has prompted a few accusations of my having Mercury poisoning. For that, I can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mercury-Montego.jpg)
![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show There are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lincoln-town-car-burnout.jpg)
![CCOTY Nomination: 1972 Ford Torino, The Fertile Breeder One of the many themes seen in the comments for the CCOTY nominees is whether or not the platform of the car led to other developments. For instance, one concern […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PA160073.jpg)


