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A look back at 71 years of automotive history

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The first model, the Mercury 8, went into production in 1939. It sold for $916 and boasted a 95-horsepower V8. Sales for the first year total 65,884 vehicles.Ford Motor Company

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Mercury logo 1941-1958

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The 1949 Mercury was the first new offering from the Lincoln-Mercury Division.Ford Motor Company

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1949 Mercury 4 door coupe.

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1950 Mercury Series OMC Convertible.Ford

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1950 Mercury.

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1953 Mercury Spot Coupe.

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1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Convertible.Ford

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Sam Hanks (right) poses with the Mercury Convertable that he won by winning the 1957 Indy 500.Ford

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The two-door 1957 Mercury Monterey sedan featured an optional Flo-Tone paint scheme.Ford

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1958 Mercury Colony Park.Ford

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1959 Mercury Commuter AR.

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1960 Mercury Monterey.Ford

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1962 Mercury Colony AR.

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1963 1/2 Mercury Marauder.Ford

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1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone.

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1967 Mercury Cougar.Ford

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1968 Mercury Parklane Brougham 4-door.Ford

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1969 Mercury Marauder.

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1969 Mercury Marauder.

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1969 and 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100.Ford

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A.J. Foyt drives the Wood Brothers' Purolator Mercury to victory at the 1971 Ontario 500.Ford

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The Grand Marquis nameplate is introduced in 1975 and goes on to become Mercury's longest-running, best-selling nameplate, with more than 2.7 million sold.Ford

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1977 Mercury Marquis Brougham.

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1978 Mercury Zephyr.

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1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park station wagon.

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1993 Mercury Villager minivan.Ford Motor Company

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1996 Mercury Fusion concept car.Ford Motor Company

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1997 Mercury Mountaineer.

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1998 Mercury Nautica Villager.Ford Motor Company

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1999 Mercury Tracer LS WagonFord

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2001 Mercury Cougar Zn.Ford

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2004 Mercury Marauder.Ford

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The six-passenger 2004 Mercury Sable wagon.Ford

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2007 Mercury Montego.Ford

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2007 Mercury Monterey.Ford

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2008 Mercury Milan.Ford

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2010 Mercury Mountaineer.

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2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid.Ford

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