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For 1956, Mercury sedans underwent an exterior revision. [7] The side trim was revised to a full-length multi-tier chrome spear, with two types of two-tone paint combinations, offering the traditional approach of a roof color over a different body color, and "Flo-tone" where the roof and lower body were painted in one color and the upper body ...
All Mercury's for 1955 offered a canted hood over the headlights previously introduced on the Mercury XM-800 concept car from 1954. 1956 Mercury Medalist 2-door sedan rear . For 1956, Mercury introduced two types of two-tone paint combinations, offering the traditional approach of a roof color over a different body color, and "Flo-tone" where ...
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 Mercury Y-Block was 256 cu in (4,194 cc) and produced 161 bhp (120 kW), [3] again a similar displacement to the 255 cu in (4.2 L) Mercury Flathead V8 it replaced, but with 29% more power than the older engine's 125 bhp (93 kW). [4] The original Lincoln V8 was also known as a Y-Block. Lincoln introduced their engine in 1952, but it was a ...
This is a list of both production and concept vehicles of the former Mercury division of Ford Motor Company of the ... 1956 1 Entry-level full-size car Montclair:
The Mercury Medalist displaced the Custom as the base model for 1956, [2] with both series discontinued for 1957 as Mercury was being repositioned as a luxury line above Edsel for 1958. [ 2 ] For the first year, 83,475 4-door sedans were manufactured with a listed price of US$2,040 ($23,406 in 2023 dollars [ 3 ] ), followed by 25,812 2-door ...
In 1956, the Park Lane name was used by the Ford Division as it created a two-door station wagon intended as a competitor for the Chevrolet Nomad.Based on the Ford Fairlane, the Ford Parklane (spelled as a single word) outsold the Nomad nearly two-to-one, though Ford marketers felt the vehicle had missed its target market; it was discontinued after its only year of production.
1949 Mercury M series 1966 Mercury M-100. From 1948 to 1968, the Mercury M-series followed the development of its Ford F-series counterparts, differing largely in exterior trim. For 1961 to 1966, Mercury trucks had a gear/lightning bolt symbol on their horn button and no other interior Mercury nameplates.