A look back at 71 years of automotive history
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
Mercury logo 1941-1958
The 1949 Mercury was the first new offering from the Lincoln-Mercury Division.Ford Motor Company
1949 Mercury 4 door coupe.
1950 Mercury Series OMC Convertible.Ford
1950 Mercury.
1953 Mercury Spot Coupe.
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Convertible.Ford
Sam Hanks (right) poses with the Mercury Convertable that he won by winning the 1957 Indy 500.Ford
The two-door 1957 Mercury Monterey sedan featured an optional Flo-Tone paint scheme.Ford
1958 Mercury Colony Park.Ford
1959 Mercury Commuter AR.
1960 Mercury Monterey.Ford
1962 Mercury Colony AR.
1963 1/2 Mercury Marauder.Ford
1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone.
1967 Mercury Cougar.Ford
1968 Mercury Parklane Brougham 4-door.Ford
1969 Mercury Marauder.
1969 and 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100.Ford
A.J. Foyt drives the Wood Brothers' Purolator Mercury to victory at the 1971 Ontario 500.Ford
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
1977 Mercury Marquis Brougham.
1978 Mercury Zephyr.
1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park station wagon.
1993 Mercury Villager minivan.Ford Motor Company
1996 Mercury Fusion concept car.Ford Motor Company
1997 Mercury Mountaineer.
1998 Mercury Nautica Villager.Ford Motor Company
1999 Mercury Tracer LS WagonFord
2001 Mercury Cougar Zn.Ford
2004 Mercury Marauder.Ford
The six-passenger 2004 Mercury Sable wagon.Ford
2007 Mercury Montego.Ford
2007 Mercury Monterey.Ford
2008 Mercury Milan.Ford
2010 Mercury Mountaineer.
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid.Ford