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1961 Mercury – The BETTER Low-Price Cars

In many ways 1961 is the story of the relationship between John F. Kennedy, newly elected President of the USA, and Nikita S. Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union. The two leaders could not have been more different. Kennedy was young, … Continue reading

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1962 Mercury – Best Looking Buys … Now in Each Size

If 1961 was the world’s introduction to what could be expected from the Kennedy – Khrushchev dance of destiny, 1962 saw the choreography quicken and the gyrations become increasingly frenetic. Khrushchev’s antics had so distressed and bewildered Kennedy as to … Continue reading

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’63 Mercury

1963 was described by CBS as “ … the year everything happened”. That’s quite true, but what overshadowed all else was the fateful and heartbreaking assassination of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in the early … Continue reading

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The Price is Medium … The Choice is Maximum … The Car is 1964 Mercury

By 1964, the Viet Nam conflict was clearly escalating. In July two U.S. Navy destroyers were ambushed by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. In retrospect history now questions the seriousness of the apparent provocation, but President … Continue reading

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