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Official: Ford Axes Mercury

Reply #30 –
Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;323423
I will miss the Mercury gal, she is much better looking that the dirty jobs guy.

TED
this is classic.  but you can still catch her on "Wipeout",  I think on ABC.

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Reply #31 –
These BETTER not increase in value anytime soon, I need to get another 20th, and by that I mean a low mileage perfect one for me to leave the hell alone :hick:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #32 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;324064
These BETTER not increase in value anytime soon, I need to get another 20th, and by that I mean a low mileage perfect one for me to leave the hell alone :hick:


Keep looking bro.......few and far between if any. I have owned 2, don't think I'm gonna get any more lucky than that...........too bad:mad:
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

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Reply #33 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;324064
These BETTER not increase in value anytime soon, I need to get another 20th, and by that I mean a low mileage perfect one for me to leave the hell alone :hick:


I want another 5.0 LX T-bird to keep original but I know it's not going to happen. Modding them is too great a temptation to resist:burnout:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #34 –
I hope we can see some nice Lincolns after this. Ford's stepping up their game big time, I'm glad they're doing well.
2002 Honda Civic EX

1984 Ford Thunderbird Elan
5.0 CFI, T5, Dual Exhaust

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Reply #35 –
I have one Mercury, a 1962 Meteor.  I believe I will need another.  An XR7 turbo 4 would be cool, or even a bubble-back Capri.  All the old 50's Merc's are already through the roof pricewise.  I don't think prices will climb for the rest any time soon.
1987 TC

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Reply #36 –
This is good news for me. In a couple of years, no more emissions for an 86 cougar.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #37 –
Great, now I have to put my trunk badges back on, so people remember that Mercury Cougars existed 15 years from now. lol
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #39 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;324140
A great retrospective article with a nod to our cars:
http://detnews.com/article/20100603/OPINION03/6030389/1148/auto01/Mercury-created-memorable-rides

Also, I posted a new State of the Cat last night:
http://www.coolcats.net/sotc/060210.html


Good post on your site, Eric.
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'86 Turbo Thundercat (Cougarbird)
'02 TrailBlazer LT 4x4
'08 Chevy Cobalt

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Reply #40 –
Here is a nice write up on Mercury cougars over the years also.

http://www.welovemercurys.com/past_models/cougar.html



D & P ;)

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Reply #41 –
It's good to see Ford get serious about this problem with blatant badge engineering. It's not such a problem with Lincon, since at least those common models have unique sheet-metal. After looking at the latest Mercury lineup, it's pretty obvious that FoMoCo has had this planned for quite some time. There are definite signs of winding down the brand, and like everyone else, they didn't want to make the announcement until the last possible moment. Just think of Saab and Saturn. When everyone thought they were dead in the water, sales plummeted, even though both companies were in sales negotiations. Somehow, this did not happen to Volvo, even though they were in the exact same situation, or to Hummer. Heck, they were still producing Hummers at the factory a month ago.

As for GMC, I think the four brands GM kept (out of 8, plus two companies GM had a major stake in, like FujiHI [Subaru] and Suzuki) will work out just fine with the newly defined focus on every remaining marque. GMC is not lagging in sales, and the Sierra is much easier to justify than a MKT. Still, GM could do with cutting a few redundant models, but Ford doesn't have much room to talk there either.

Having more than two brands is perfectly feasible. Just ask VW how things are going for them. The only brand they own that is in trouble is Seat. That leaves some six separate brands that are very well defined, and have unique products to their other brands. The only marques that in any way compete are VW, Skoda, and Seat. Skoda being a Czech based company and Seat Spanish. Seeing how Seat is on its last legs, it sounds like VW is aware of this problem, and doesn't want to follow GM's recent path from world's biggest car producer to half the company in a few years. Still, you wouldn't confuse a VW for a Skoda, or Seat, or Audi, or Lamborghini, or Bently, or Bugatti, or Porsche, nor would any of those others be mistaken for one another. It works, so long as each brand has its own identity, and a valid percentage of sales in their respective markets.

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Reply #42 –
After hearing of the end of Mercury, I'm even more glad that I didn't s my first new Mercury Cougar. (it was actually a year old when I got it) That's all I got to say about this..... That, and I now own a piece of history.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #43 –
Quote from: oldraven;324003
"Bow-Wave"? I always call it the Lincoln "Hair-lip" grille.



Here is the original 1939 Lincoln Continental bow wave grille... That is the official name of it. It was designed to look like a ship moving through water and displacing it. Looks like the new grilles are just as huge!

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Reply #44 –
Hearing the news official news of Mercury's dimise diminishes all hopes of a revived Cougar.

However I find it interesting that Mercury became a sign of the cat in the 1970's into the 80's and subsequent Mercury models eventually adpated the cat head theme or cat names.  Bobcat and Lynx... Then eventually the Capri even had cathead emblems up until 1986.