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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.
The door handles were improved as was the previously confusing interior layout. The convertible was dropped from the lineup as Mercury's near-identical convertible had outsold it by a wide margin in 1949. [4] Late in the 1950 model year the engine was upgraded to address vibration and oil consumption concerns.
While using a different body than Lincoln-Mercury, Ford Motor Company used ponton styling across all three of its divisions for 1949, with the Ford sharing similar styling as the Mercury Eight and the Lincoln. The center-mounted "Bullet-nose" grille became a styling element adopted by Studebaker for the 1950 facelift of the Studebaker Starlight.
1949 1968 4 Sold in Canada, rebadged Ford F series: Monterey: 1952 1974 7 ... Mercury Antser (1980) Mercury Astron (1966) Mercury Bahamian (1953)
These were variations of the Mercury Eight (later the Monterey), Montclair and Park Lane models, respectively. The Monarch line provided Canadian Ford dealerships a product to sell above its Ford-badged models, in the medium-price field. Ford of Canada also built the Meteor range for its Lincoln-Mercury dealers to sell below its Mercury-badged ...
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 (1949-1951) Nash Ambassador (1949-1951) Oldsmobile 88 (1949-1953) Oldsmobile Series 70 (1949-1950) Plymouth Suburban (1949-1955) Pontiac Chieftain (1949 ...
Shared with the Thunderbird, a 292 cu in (4.8 L) V8 produced 198 hp. [9] For 1956, the 272 was replaced by the 292, increased to 202 hp (151 kW; 205 PS). A 312 cu in (5.1 L) Y-block (shared with the Thunderbird and Mercury) offered up to 225 hp (168 kW; 228 PS) was optional only by special order. [9]