Tag: Mercury
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All for Naut? Nautica, that is…
Co-branded cars sometimes make sense, but it’s clear that the buying public never really “got” the Mercury Villager Nautica special edition. These were around for a few years and with a couple color schemes, all involving blue and white with a yellow stripe (of course!). We here at Oddimotive HQ really like white wheels, which…
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Fox Mercury with Four-Speed and Needs
Fans of the Ford Fox body – best known for underpinning Mustangs for way too long – may recall that it was sometimes called the Fairmont/Zephyr platform. The Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr were thoroughly boring and mediocre mid-sized offerings in the late 70s. They’re so generic that they have sleeper potential now. Today’s feature…
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Almost an SVO: Mercury Capri RS Turbo
Yeah, okay, it wasn’t too close to an SVO when stock – the SVO had a lot of handling upgrades, four-wheel discs, etc. This is a mildly upgraded Capri, however, and shares a version of the 2.3-liter, turbocharged four cylinder, sans intercooler. Nice Capris don’t come along too often, and the turbos are particularly rare.…
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Quickie: ’50 Merc Ice Chest
This one speaks for itself. And it’s damn cool! Click for Craigslist ad Orange County, CA, USA $2,800
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Mercury Cougar Wagon – Yes, Really!
Most people know the Mercury Cougar as a version of the Ford Mustang (1967-1973) or the Ford Thunderbird (1974-1997), although youngsters may only remember the hatchback Cougar, based on the Mondeo platform. What many forget is that the 1977 through 1979 model year Cougar offered a full lineup with two-door, four-door sedan and wagon all…
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Surgically Altered, Topless Cougar
The seller of this car claims this is on of 96 factory convertibles, but Mercury/Ford never produced a convertible Cougar or T-Bird on this platform. In all likelihood, this is a Car Craft conversion, given the year and the location. Regardless, conversions like this were around back in the day and weren’t cheap. This made…
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Real Mavericks Buy Mercury Comets
The Mercury Comet was a twin to derivative of the Ford Maverick, which was Ford’s compact back in the day. This car is 27.8% more luxurious than a Maverick of the same year. The seller claims this is a 63K original mile car, and the appearance certainly supports the claim. This example features Ford’…
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Weirdest Barris Kustom?
Well, okay, George Barris’ shop made a lot of crazy movie, TV and celebrity cars; so this may not be the craziest all-around, but it’s remarkably odd given its late-90s build and apparent non-celebrity usage. Under all this is a 1998 Cougar, and a low-mile car at that. Compared to some of the fascia-job T-Bird…
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Mercury S55 with Provenance
This is an uber-rare Mercury S55 427 – an awesome find in its own right. Based on the seller’s claims and documentation, however, this car is even more significant. This one was driven by Parnelli Jones as a practice vehicle for the Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. The car is claimed to be an unrestored survivor,…
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Limited Edition Mercury Zephyr
Because any old Mercury Zephyr is just too common, we present the Zephyr Z7. From a performance standpoint, one must assume this is better than a BMW Z3 or Z4 and almost as good as a Z8. Most Zephyrs were amazingly boring four-doors, but this version is instead a strange two-door. Okay, it’s fairly stylish…