Browsing the "Mercury" Tag

1973 Mercury Comet Commercial

May 17th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

The compact Comet got a bit more posh.Comet traded its 170cid six for a 200-cid version in 1973.  

1987 Mercury Topaz AWD Test Drive

April 12th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

Up until 1987, no one figured the Mercury Topaz for anything more exotic than, say, premium stereo.  Solid little commuter

1989 Ford Thunderbird & Mercury Cougar Test Drive

February 26th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

The latest example of the celebrated Thunderbird and its sister the Mercury Cougar was not without panache.  For a Detroit

1996 Mercury Commercial – Dick Vitale

January 4th, 2015 | by BajaBusta

1986 Mercury Sable Commercial

February 14th, 2014 | by BajaBusta

The Sable replaced the smaller Marquis in Mercury’s 1986 line, but sold far better by attracting nearly 96,000 buyers. Developed

1980 Mercury Cougar XR7 Commercial

September 15th, 2013 | by BajaBusta

Lincoln-Mercury’s banner carrier in the personal-car segment came in at only 3200 pounds for 1980 after a complete redesign.  Increased

1981 Mercury Lynx Commercial

September 15th, 2013 | by BajaBusta

      Companion to the new Ford Escort was the 1981 Mercury Lynx, offered in the same range of

1996: 1997 Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer

September 1st, 2013 | by BajaBusta

    Ford showed its 1997 Escort, and twin the Mercury Tracer early. Riding on the same basic platform as

1996 Mercury Sable Wagon Test Drive

June 4th, 2013 | by BajaBusta

      With the 1996 Mercury Sable Wagon, it’s important to get beyond the appearance. Some critics likened the

1995 Mercury Mystique Test Drive

April 22nd, 2013 | by BajaBusta

  To replace the popular but boring Tempo/Topaz, Ford wiped the slate clean and moved into the first phase of