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06-03-2010, 07:49 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
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Ford To Discontinue Mercury
Well I guess it is official now that the Mercury brand will be discontinued. If you have a Cougar that is in good condition it may be worth hanging onto, especially it it is in the 1965-1970 range.
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...d-range-brand/
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06-03-2010, 08:55 AM
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Canadian Gashole
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Quebec, Canada,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 427 S/C, 351W, 472 HP, 444 lbs. torque
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The Mercury brand was dropped up here in Canada a few years ago. The dealer network was balanced out with some closing and some taking on Ford cars as well as the Lincolns that they already had. It looks like Ford used it's experience up here to get rid of Mercury in the much bigger US market.
Wayne
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06-03-2010, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sacramento,Ca.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates (2001)
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I always thought the Mercurys had more style than the Fords...jmop.
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06-03-2010, 10:26 AM
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Location: Lavon,
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Yea I saw that this morning on Yahoo. Kinda sad. I was hoping for a Mercury Cougar update based on the Mustang again, but no such luck.
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06-03-2010, 10:41 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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I don't know about the rest of the state, but the Mercury dealer here closed a couple of years ago. They just weren't selling hardly any cars at all.
Ron
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06-03-2010, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Northern VA,
VA
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters
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They had a little more style than a Ford, but were primarily just re-badged Fords. At least Lincoln changes enough things to make their cars somewhat different in terms of the overall build.
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06-04-2010, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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The Mercurys were built at the same plants as the Fords were. Most styling differences were just bolt on pieces that were actually interchangeable between the car. Sometimes you may have had to change the front fenders, hood, lights grill and bumpers or they would not fit, but it would be a direct bolt up and the harnesses would all fit. All the Unibodies were the same as a Ford Variant, but a base started out as a mid-well optioned Ford.
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06-04-2010, 07:30 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Driftwood,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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This body has been dead for 20 years, things finally started stinking enough that they had to bury it. I hope everyone bought Ford stock when it was $1.50/share.  |
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