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The Mercury Eight is an automobile that was produced by the American manufacturer Ford Motor Company under their now defunct division Mercury between 1939 and 1951. The debut model line of the Mercury division, Ford positioned the full-size Mercury Eight between the Ford Deluxe (later Custom) model lines and the Lincoln.
Eight: 1939 1951 3 Mid-range full-size car M series: 1949 1968 4 Sold in Canada, rebadged Ford F series: Monterey: 1952 1974 7 Full-size sedan served the flagship, mid-range, and entry-level offerings Custom: 1952 1956 1 Entry-level full-size car Montclair: 1955 1968 5 Full-size car Medalist: 1956 1958 2 Entry-level full-size car Colony Park ...
For 1939, the Mercury was launched at a starting price of US$916 ($20,064 in 2023 dollars [10]); over 65,800 vehicles were sold in the inaugural model year. [11] In response to the popularity of the model line, Ford revised its branding structure after 1940; De Luxe Ford was discontinued as a sub-marque (returning to its previous use as a Ford trim line), and all Lincolns became derived from ...
Mercury Eight 4-door sedan/Mercury Eight police car (1938–1951) (rear door) Mercury MC4 (1997) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors) MG Icon (2012) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors) MG TF and TF 1500 (1953–1955) (front door) Mini Clubman (2008–2015) (conventional front doors, with single suicide ...
Monarch was an automobile marque produced by Ford Canada from 1946 through 1957 and from 1959 to 1961. The Monarch was marketed as its own brand of car rather than as a Ford, with its own model names which included Richelieu, Lucerne and Sceptre.
The Mercury Monterey is a series of full-size cars that were manufactured and marketed by the Mercury division of Ford from 1950 to 1974. Deriving its name from Monterey Bay, the initial Mercury Monterey served as the top-of-the-line two-door sedan model for 1950 and 1951 to compete with the hardtop models of Oldsmobile and Buick.
The Hirohata Merc, one of the most famous cars in the lead sled style. A lead sled is a standard production automobile with a body heavily modified in particular ways [citation needed] [dubious – discuss] (see below); especially, though not exclusively, a 1949, 1950, or 1951 model year Ford 'Shoebox' or Mercury Eight car.
A 1949 Mercury Eight which had cost $2,000 new was still worth $430 five years later, while a 1949 Packard Eight which had cost $2,200 new was worth only $375. Motor Trend automotive journalist Tom McCahill, who had raved about the Packard Clipper, called the 1948 Packard "a goat". The Clipper's timing was unfortunate.