Mercury Production to Be Ended by Early October

[Garibaldi]

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On a plan to shutter the Mercury brand by December 31, production of models in the line will cease at the end of September and the first of October.

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[Garibaldi]

We heard about the end of Mercury earlier but I wanted to hear what everyone thinks about the Mercury brand. Personally, I have never really loved any of the Mercury muscle cars and lately their offerings have not even appeared on my radar. Does anyone else agree?

[GTO Man]

Mercury never really had a muscle car. The Cougar isn’t a muscle car, except maybe for the Eliminator. The Marauder is too big to be considered a muscle car.

[lordairgtar]

These aren’t muscle cars??
The 1967 Mercury Comet 427 distilled the muscle car to its essence with the biggest, strongest V-8 in the lightest midsize body.
Cougar escaped Mustang’s shadow with the striped, spoilered 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. The 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II added a dash of NASCAR flavor to Mercury’s muscle car stew.
No mere Torino Cobra clone, the 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler had a 370-bhp Ram Air 429 and its own identity.

[GTO Man]

lordairgtar wrote:

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These aren’t muscle cars??
The 1967 Mercury Comet 427 distilled the muscle car to its essence with the biggest, strongest V-8 in the lightest midsize body.
Cougar escaped Mustang’s shadow with the striped, spoilered 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. The 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II added a dash of NASCAR flavor to Mercury’s muscle car stew.
No mere Torino Cobra clone, the 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler had a 370-bhp Ram Air 429 and its own identity.

You got me on those cars. I am not a Mercury expert so I had forgotten about those models. I have seen examples of the Eliminator and Cyclone Spoiler at shows, very cool. My main point was when it comes to muscle cars Mercury usually isn’t in the conversation unless you get down to the lesser produced models.

[lordairgtar]

Yes, Merc is to Ford as Buick is to Chevy as far as muscle cars go. Chevelles are popular but GS Skylarks are pretty cool…and I’ve been seeing more of those at shows too.

[Xman]

GTO Man wrote:

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Mercury never really had a muscle car. The Cougar isn’t a muscle car, except maybe for the Eliminator. The Marauder is too big to be considered a muscle car.

But Mercs are cool….if you whack the top off the old ones..

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