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Day Of The Cat: 1973 Lincolns And Mercuries Greet The Dawn Of Malaise!

The cage door creeeeeaks open, (perhaps suggesting the rust that will soon assail most Malaise Lincolns and Mercuries), and the angry mountain lion struts out into a field full of parked cars. The Continental... the Marquis... Montego... Comet......

11:00 AM on Mon May 5 2008, by Murilee Martin, 1,942 views, Comment

Do Ya Think The '86 Mercury Is Sexy?

One thing about Rod Stewart allowing "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" to be used in a Mercury ad- it's not a sellout. That's because Rod Stewart was born sold out! Just listening to that herpes-and-Ludes anthem while eyeballing those hot mid-eighties...

2:30 PM on Fri Sep 7 2007, by Murilee Martin, 3,049 views, Comment

Against Some Odds, Mercury Brand Survives Ford Axe

Someone wake up grandpa and give him the news: Mercury's not going away. The Detroit News reports on Ford's decision to keep the seemingly pointless exercise in badge engineering running at capacity. Some of the reasons seem dubious, like the...

6:49 AM on Mon Nov 28 2005, by Mike Spinelli, 288 views, Comment

Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, Part 1

Can someone please tell me why Mercury exists, other than for Wert to pine over Jill Wagner? Of course, badge engineering is alive and well outside of the blue oval — just look at the Chrysler Aspen/Dodge Durango, any GMC truck, or the...

2:18 PM on Mon Jul 10 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 517 views, Comment

Going Underground: Corvette, Mountaineer Found in Denver's Dirt

Nope, it's not some literal interpretation of "Need for Speed Underground"; it's a manner of automotive graveyard, which police in Denver unearthed yesterday. Acting on an anonymous tip, authorities found the remains of a stolen C5 Corvette...

8:19 AM on Thu May 18 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 520 views, Comment

Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, Part 2

Exterior Design: ** Sure, it's easy to pick on the Mountaineer, but that doesn't change the fact that it's not very pretty. The waterfall grille is kind of sharp, in a blue whale baleen plate kind of way. Otherwise the Mountaineer is identical to...

1:00 PM on Tue Jul 11 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 733 views, Comment

Avast Ye! Mercury Reveals 2008 Mariner

Arrrgh, scalliwag — ye calendars must be waterlogged! It's not yet 2007 and Mercury's already revealed the 2008 Mariner, showing off a new nip and tuck derived to nudge it ever so slightly upscale. Along with some new character lines and...

9:14 AM on Fri Oct 6 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 532 views, Comment

Classic Ad Watch: Farrah Fawcett's '75 Cougar

Moon roof! Glove-soft vinyl upholstery! Clustered gauges! Mountain lion stalking you! No wonder Farrah drove (or at least shilled for) the '75 Cougar. And for you fans of engines that take two cubes to make less than a single horsepower, the...

6:27 PM on Wed Mar 21 2007, by Murilee Martin, 9,996 views, Comment

Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, Part 3

Why you should buy this car: You're an SUV-driving parent who wants to buy American, but still wants to be different from the 10 other Ford drivers in your subdivision. Or, you're a man who drives a Jeep Liberty, but looking for something slightly...

2:10 PM on Wed Jul 12 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 522 views, Comment

Y'ever Notice How American Cars Suck?: Andy Rooney Skewers American Carmakers

On CBS's "60 Minutes" last night, humorist and avuncular crankpot Andy Rooney gave American automakers a rhetorical wet willie in their cauliflower ears. Too many, ill-defined model names, he quipped, have turned the US auto industry into a...

7:20 AM on Mon Dec 12 2005, by Mike Spinelli, 1,171 views, Comment