I have enjoyed a life-long fascination with American cars, particularly Mercury and its Canadian relative, Monarch. I’m old enough to remember Turnpike Cruisers when they were new, but not the 118’s. The Merc is now scheduled to cease production after over 70 years and so will join Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Imperial, DeSoto, Thunderbird and of course Edsel in history’s graveyard. Perhaps this is as it should be -they all became pale shadows of what they once were..
Year
- About
- Automotive Sales Brochures – Mercury
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- Meet the All New Mercury (1949)
- The Road Proven 1949 Mercury
- 1949 Mercury New … All New!
- Road Proven 1949 Mercury Quick Facts
- Porcelainizing Mail Out (1949)
- Mercury Styled Accessories (1949)
- 1949 Mercury Finger-Tip Weather Control
- Read What Owners Say – and You’ll Make Your Next Car 1949 Mercury
- All-New 1949 Mercury Touch-O-Matic Overdrive
- 1950
- Better Than Ever 1950 Mercury
- The All New 1950 Mercury
- 1950 Hi-Power Compression Mercury Engine
- Better Than Ever 1950 Mercury vs DeSoto
- Let’s Turn the Spotlight on 1950 Mercury vs Pontiac
- 1950 Mercury “America’s No. 1 Economy Car” vs Chrysler Sixes
- Better Than Ever 1950 Mercury vs Buick Super Series
- 1950 Mercury Owners’ Manual
- Quick Facts About the Better Than Ever 1950 Mercury
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1954 Mercury – a new kind of car that makes any driving easy
- 1954 Mercury – with a new kind of power that makes any driving easy
- 1954 Mercury Makes Any Driving Easy
- Ed Sullivan Says: “Take It from Me – the Big Move Is to 1954 Mercury”
- Quick Facts About the 1954 Mercury
- For Your Extra Driving Pleasure …
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1960 Mercury: The Best Built Car in America Today
- 1960 Mercury Fact Booklet
- 1960 Mercury Country Cruisers
- 1960 Comet Flyer
- 1960 Comet – A Bright New Look
- 1960 Comet Quick Facts and Price Comparisons
- New Car Buyers’ Guide – 1960 Edition
- Evolution of the Mercury
- 1960 Mercury Brochure
- 1960 Mercury Owners Manual
- 1961
- 1962
- Mercury Comet – Smartly Ahead of the Compact Crowd !!!
- 1962 Mercury Monterey & Comet
- 1962 Mercury Monterey
- 1962 Mercury Upholstery Selections
- 1962 Mercurys – Comet Meteor Monterey
- Meteor S-33 Mercury’s Nifty New Number
- 1962 Mercury Meteor
- 1962 Mercury Comet Custom Villager Station Wagon
- 1962 Mercury Monterey S-55
- 1962 Mercury Comet S-22
- 1962 Mercurys Prices and Specifications
- 1962 Mercury Color & Upholstery Charts
- Meteor Costs Less to Drive Than Chevrolet
- 1962 Buyer’s Guide
- 1963
- 1964
- TV Commercials
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser TV Commercial
- 1957 Mercury Monterey TV Commercial
- 1957 Mercury Montclair TV Commercial
- 1957 Mercury TV Commercial – Like Floating on a Cloud
- 57 Mercury Pick & Save
- Edsel Introduction Film
- Edsel Commercial (1957)
- 1958 Edsel Commercial
- 1957 CONFIDENTIAL! THE EDSEL Complete Film for Ford Managers 2 of 4
- 1957 CONFIDENTIAL! THE EDSEL Complete Film for Ford Managers 3 of 4
- 1957 CONFIDENTIAL! THE EDSEL Complete Film for Ford Managers 4 of 4
- 1958 Edsel First TV Ad
- 1957 CONFIDENTIAL! THE EDSEL Complete Film for Ford Managers 1 of 4
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- Stand Back Friends….1961 Comet Commercial
- 1961 Comet Dealer Training Film VS Pontiac Tempest
- 1961 Comet Dealer Training Film vs Pontiac Tempest Pt 2
- 1961 Comet Dealer Training Film vs Studebaker Lark
- 1961 Comet Dealer Training Film vs Studebaker Lark Pt 2
- 1961 Comet VS AMC Rambler Training Film
- 1961 Comet VS AMC Rambler Training Film Pt 2
- 1961 Comet VS Chevy Plymouth Ford Training Film
- 1961 Comet VS Chevy Plymouth Ford Training Film P2
- 1961 Comet VS Chevy Plymouth Ford Training Film P3
- 1961 Comet VS Chevy Plymouth Ford Training Film P4
- 1961 Comet Wagon VS Compact Wagons Training Film
- 1961 Comet Wagon VS Compact Wagons Training Film Pt 2
- 1961 Comet Wagon VS Compact Wagons Training Film Pt 3
- 1961 Comet Wagon VS Compact Wagons Training Film Pt 4
- 1961 Comet Dealer Training Film VS Buick Special and Olds F85
- 1961 Comet Dealer Training Film VS Buick Special and Olds F85 – Part 2
- 1961 Comet Station Wagon
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1974
- 1975
- 2003
- Exterior Colors
- Automotive Print Advertising
- Magazine Articles
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- Collectible Automobile May 1997 “When the Sky Was tke Limit: the Story of Mercury’s 1954-55 Sun Valley”
- Consumer Reports March, 1954 “Hudson Wasp vs Mercury Custom”
- Consumer Reports April, 1954 “Five 1954 Automobiles”
- Cars March, 1954 “‘Cars’ Tests the 1954 Mercurys”
- Cars March, 1954 “Ford-Mercury’s New OHV V-8 Engine”
- Car Life April,1954 “1954 Mercury Road Test”
- Motor Life May, 1954 “New V-8 Mercury Test Report”
- Motor Trend May, 1954 “Evolutionary Mercury”
- Auto Age May, 1954 “1954 Mercury Monterey”
- 1955
- 1956
- Motor Trend November 1955 “’56 Mercury – First Time Around”
- Complete 1956 Road Tests November, 1955 “Mercury Road Test”
- Motor Trend March, 1956 “’56 Mercury Road Test”
- Motor Trend March, 1956 “Express Mercury”
- Motor Sport July, 1956 “Bill Holland Tests the Mercury Montclair”
- Consumers’ Report Research Bulletin January, 1956 “Mercury Monterey”
- Consumer Reports May, 1956 “Road Test Reports on 6 Cars”
- 1957
- Motor Trend December, 1956 – 57 Mercury
- Motor Trend January, 1957 “Show Issue”
- Motor Trend March, 1957 Mercury Road Test
- Consumers’ Report March, 1957
- Speed Age June, 1957 – 57 Mercury Road Test
- Motor Life July, 1957 Mercury Wagon Test
- Motor Life, August, 1957 – Turnpike Cruiser Road Test
- Collectible Automobile August, 1996 – 1957 Mercury Monterey Convertible
- Collectible Automobile August, 1986 1957-58 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser: A Space Age Design for Earth Travel
- Collectible Automobile October, 1994 1957-58 Mercury “The Big M” That Took on the World
- 1958
- Motor Trend December, 1957 ‘New Car Issue’ 1958 Mercury – First Feel Behind the Wheel”
- Motor Trend June 1958 – 2 Mercs on Trial
- Consumer Reports April, 1958 “Auto Issue”
- Consumers Report June, 1958 “Station Wagon Ratings”
- Consumer Reports April, 1958 “The Edsel Story”
- Motor Trend September 1958 “Super Marauder”
- Collectible Automobile, June 1994 “1958: Pretty Good…Not Too Good…Pretty Good”
- 1959
- Motor Trend December 1958 “New Cars: 1959 Mercury, Edsel and Lincoln”
- Motor Trend March, 1959 “Testing the Mid-Price Three – Mercury, Dodge, Pontiac”
- Motor Life April 1959 “Mercury Road Test”
- Consumer Reports April 1959 “CU’s 1959 Auto Ratings”
- Consumer Reports May 1959 “Mercury Road Test”
- Consumer Reports May 1959 “CU’s 1959 Thunderbird & Mercury Road Test”
- Collectible Automobile April 1993 “1959-60 Mercury:America’s Liveliest Luxury Car”
- 1960
- Motor Life December, 1959 “Drivers’ Report – 1960 Mercury”
- Consumer Bulletin March, 1960 “Road Tests 1960 Mercury Monterey, Oldsmobile 88, Pontiac Catalina
- Consumer Reports April, 1960 “1960 Auto Ratings”
- Consumer Reports May, 1960 “Used Car Recommendations”
- Consumer Reports June, 1960 “Station Wagons”
- Consumer Reports May, 1960 “1960 Automobiles”
- Consumer Reports July, 1960 ” Road Tests of Six Compact Cars”
- Motor Trend April, 1960 “Mercury Road Test”
- Consumer Bulletin December, 1960 “Preview of 1961 Cars”
- 1961
- Motor Life November 1960 “Mercury 1961”
- Motor Trend March 1961 “1961 Mercury Road Test”
- Car Life April, 1961 “1961 Mercury Meteor 800 Road Test”
- Motor Life June 1961 “Mercury Monterey Road Test”
- Motor Life August, 1961 “Testing the 1961 Comet S-22
- Consumer Reports April 1961 “1961 Auto Buying Guide”
- Collectible Automobile February 2000 “1961 – 64 Mercury: Downwardly Mobile”
- 1962
- 1963
- Parts Suppliers
- Clubs
- 1962 Ford Galaxie Register
- Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada
- Arizona Classic Thunderbird Club
- Cascade Cougar Club
- Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan
- Comet East Car Club
- Comet West Car Club
- Cougar Club of America
- Cougars Unlimited (Specialists in Sequential Turn Signals)
- Edsel Owners Club
- Edsel Registry
- Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of America
- International Mercury Owners Association
- Lincoln and Continental Owners Club
- Lone Star Cougar Club
- Vintage Car Club of Canada
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Hi Bill … I own a 1963 Mercury Meteor S-33 V8 Merc-o-matic that I’m trying to find a new parent for because I’m not able to give her the love she deserves but am compiling information on her history to the best of my knowledge and am having a hard time identifying if her engine got switched out with my Falcon in a bad mechanic mishap years ago. You have an aaaaaaamazing amount of information here and I’m have already spent literally hours reading and learning so much, but, many of the images of articles, technical data etc. that I believe might have the clues I need to sort this out, don’t enlarge when clicked so I’m wondering if you’re aware of this 😉 … it’s like seeing a block of gold but then realizing it’s just a mirage … ahahhahaha
Thanks Angelia, Thanks for the heads up! I’ll have to fix this problem!
Hi,
I was wondering if Mercury ever produced a hard top convertible (equivalent of the Ford Skyliner) for either the US or Canadian markets?
Hi Rob, The 1957-59 Ford Skyliner was the only retractable hardtop made by any manufacturer during the post-war Vintage Car era, (interestingly the Canadian Meteor did not offer this body style). You may see a few Edsels or the odd Turnpike Cruiser, but these are one-off custom projects. Some enthusiasts insist Thunderbird and Lincoln offered a retractable hardtop, but sadly, not true. These folks are likely confusing disappearing soft-tops stowed in the trunk (1958-66 Thunderbird, 1958-68 Continental) with the retractable. Of course many manufacturers today offer this body style. Regards, Bill
Hi . Great site you have.
Have a low miles ( 58,000) 1959 Monarch Richelieu 2 door Hardtop. Real fun to drive, but thinking I should look at replacing the interior at some point. Do you have a source for this. It has a combination of vinyl and fabric. The vinyl I have found; the fabric is a very complex weave with gold and silver in it. Any help would be appreciated. If anyone else has one of these I would love to hear from them. Never seen another around here.
Fred
Hi Fred, My apologies for not replying sooner. The 59’s are right up there among my favorite Monarchs & Mercurys. They had it all – looks, size, power, prestige, but hit the market just as Mercury was trying to promote an image of thrift! There are not many around today, especially a 2-door Cruiser, and you certainly won’t see one at every show & shine you attend – same for the 59 Mercurys. Model for model, upholstery for 59 Mercury and Monarch are the same. I deal with SMS Auto Fabrics. They’re a bit slow but quality is good. https://www.smsautofabrics.com/
Send me some pictures and I’ll put them on the site. Where are you? Can’t remember the last time I saw a 59 Richelieu 2-door Cruiser. There’s a Lucerne in Calgary and a 60 Richelieu Cruiser in Quebec.
Best Regards, Bill
I also have an interest in all things Meteor, Monarch and Frontenac. Is there a car club to support hobbyists for those marques?
Hi John, Unfortunately I don’t know of any. As things progress I hope to add articles on these makes. The Frontenac is really rare, having been made only one year – 1960. There was one for sale recently in Ontario.
Thanks for the quick reply. I have the Perry Zavitz books “Monarch Meteor” and “Canadian Cars, 1946-1984”. Are there any other books on the subject? Thanks again!
I share your enthusiasm for the Monarchs and Meteors.Have owned 2 1956 Monarch Richelieu models.The first in 1961-1964 was a black sport sedan.
The second was a 1956 Richelieu convertible 2007-2009 yellow and black.
Both great driving cars even after more than 40 years between them.