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Curbside Classics Archives
Mercury Archive
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CC Follow-Up: 1971 Mercury Monterey – I Like You, But Only as a Friend
Posted on January 15, 2013 | 31 CommentsSince finding this Mercury last summer, I have seen the car twice. The first time almost ruined my day. -
CC Outtake: This Mercury Wants to Hurt You
Posted on January 13, 2013 | 16 CommentsCheck the license plate. -
![Both my wife and I brought sporty little coupes to our marriage, and we enjoyed the young-and-free two-door image almost as much as we enjoyed owning two paid-for cars. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sienna3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE–Dreaded Family Cars")
COAL: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE–Dreaded Family Cars
Posted on January 12, 2013 | 29 CommentsBoth my wife and I brought sporty little coupes to our marriage, and we enjoyed the young-and-free two-door image almost as much as we enjoyed owning two paid-for cars. So […] -
![Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the good stuff that’s right in your backyard; one must stop, look around and smell the roses in order to see it. In the spirit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/PA220074.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Law Enforcement Classics: A Trip To The Retirement Home")
Law Enforcement Classics: A Trip To The Retirement Home
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 76 CommentsSometimes it’s easy to overlook the good stuff that’s right in your backyard; one must stop, look around and smell the roses in order to see it. In the spirit […] -
![image: stationwagonforums.com While researching my ’66 Thunderbird piece, I ran across this interesting “Thunderbird Squire” on stationwagonforums.com. This is not a Photoshop, by the way, but a real car. Considering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/t-birdwoody2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1977 Ford Thunderbird Country Squire")
What If: 1977 Ford Thunderbird Country Squire
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 48 Commentsimage: stationwagonforums.com While researching my ’66 Thunderbird piece, I ran across this interesting “Thunderbird Squire” on stationwagonforums.com. This is not a Photoshop, by the way, but a real car. Considering […] -
![I recently went to the Hooters charity car show, in Davenport, which attracts lots of cool vintage iron. We’ll leave the full walk-and-talk of this show for another time, however. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-126-e1347224540858.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Camping, Colony Park Style")
Car Show Outtakes: Camping, Colony Park Style
Posted on September 13, 2012 | 13 CommentsI recently went to the Hooters charity car show, in Davenport, which attracts lots of cool vintage iron. We’ll leave the full walk-and-talk of this show for another time, however. […] -
![It’s a dark night, in late 1968. Winter’s chill is beginning to be felt in the air. You’re in your brand new ’68 Dodge Charger after having had a load of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSCN0283.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Mercury Monterey – Show Me Your Mercury")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Mercury Monterey – Show Me Your Mercury
Posted on August 21, 2012 | 97 CommentsIt’s a dark night, in late 1968. Winter’s chill is beginning to be felt in the air. You’re in your brand new ’68 Dodge Charger after having had a load of […] -
![A reader contacted Paul recently, curious about the then upcoming premiere of the Dallas sequel. While his curiosity was aimed at the cars used in the original Dallas TV series, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sue-ellen-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars of Dallas – Sue Ellen’s Mercury Colony Park")
The Cars of Dallas – Sue Ellen’s Mercury Colony Park
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 28 CommentsA reader contacted Paul recently, curious about the then upcoming premiere of the Dallas sequel. While his curiosity was aimed at the cars used in the original Dallas TV series, […] -
![Well, Richard Bennett’s recent post on the 1991 Capri got me thinking about its namesake, the first Capri sold in the United States, unveiled in 1970 and sold by Lincoln-Mercury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/front-quarter1-e1338324948606.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Capri – Get Yours Today, At The Sign Of The Cat")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Capri – Get Yours Today, At The Sign Of The Cat
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 113 CommentsWell, Richard Bennett’s recent post on the 1991 Capri got me thinking about its namesake, the first Capri sold in the United States, unveiled in 1970 and sold by Lincoln-Mercury […] -
![Say what you will about Mercury, but they at least tried to make some interesting cars here and there. One of the more interesting cars from The Sign of The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/100_7563-1024x7681-e1337648220718.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Mercury Capri – Birds Of A Feather")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Mercury Capri – Birds Of A Feather
Posted on May 26, 2012 | 57 CommentsSay what you will about Mercury, but they at least tried to make some interesting cars here and there. One of the more interesting cars from The Sign of The […] -
![When I met my wife she drove a muscle car. Specifically this 1964 Mercury Marauder. It looked for all the world like a dolled up version of the car Parnelli […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/front-view-800x633-e1340736425585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Ex-Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Marauder – Hello, Old Friend")
My Ex-Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Marauder – Hello, Old Friend
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 22 CommentsWhen I met my wife she drove a muscle car. Specifically this 1964 Mercury Marauder. It looked for all the world like a dolled up version of the car Parnelli […] -
![The Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so many levels. It was never supposed to survive to the end of the 1980s, let alone thrive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1989MercuryGrandMarquis09-crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 75 CommentsThe Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so many levels. It was never supposed to survive to the end of the 1980s, let alone thrive […] -
What If? – 2003 Lincoln Town Car Hardtop
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 59 CommentsToday’s feature: What if the late model Lincoln Town Car had been offered as a hardtop? Four door and two door? -
![While the majority of the nation is in the grips of a heatwave, it’s another blustery “summer” day in the Bay Area. This would be the day I’d run across […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5969481428_33d90e4884_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – The Cure for the Heatwave")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway – The Cure for the Heatwave
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 63 CommentsWhile the majority of the nation is in the grips of a heatwave, it’s another blustery “summer” day in the Bay Area. This would be the day I’d run across […] -
![Richard Bennett (supremebrougham) is the author of today’s MCC. As a teenager in Florida in the early Nineties, most of my driving experience was in slow, four cylinder cars. You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Mystique-1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1995 Mercury Mystique – The Old Family Heirloom")
My Curbside Classic: 1995 Mercury Mystique – The Old Family Heirloom
Posted on July 15, 2011 | 66 CommentsRichard Bennett (supremebrougham) is the author of today’s MCC. As a teenager in Florida in the early Nineties, most of my driving experience was in slow, four cylinder cars. You […]
