stanhas87
87thScale addict
1978 Dodge Monaco CHP
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Post by stanhas87 on Jun 5, 2010 1:59:03 GMT 1
Dear All:
It finally happened: Ford stated, on June 02, 2010, that the Mercury barnd will be all gone by the end of this year. People here knows what will be my comments about that, so I will like others to talk about that.
The Mercury I can think in 1/87 is the Cougar (late Thunderbird body - the one which was introduced in 1983) by - God I do not remember - Plastruct? and the 1951 kit. In other scales, not many Mercs were made.
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Post by nickvoges on Jun 5, 2010 19:52:05 GMT 1
That´s a sad news, Nick. Really there hasn´t been lots of Merc´s in H0. There was a ´49er (James Dean!) from Williams Brother´s. A really nice model, I made several Hot Rods with. Merc´ was a real important brand with their muscles in the late sixties/seventies. But also stayed in competition with the other luxury division Lincoln. In the last decades I wasn´t very excited from the Merc´s. I fear that´s not the last name we will see extinguished from the Detroitgang. Best wishes to all nick
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 5, 2010 21:44:45 GMT 1
Sad news… I still remember the mid 90's dark green "Sable" we've rent with some other student friends during a trip on the East Coast. Nothing special about the car in fact, except that it was much more "american" than a simple Ford. Some good memories too. But I preferred old Mercurys from the 50's-60's of course. Beside Williams' '49 Mercury, there are also in our scale the same Coupe by Alloy Forms (For my part, I like it more than the one by Williams), a '50 Sedan by Greg's garage, a fine '49 Station Wagon by SMCC, and much more now by Joe (Superba) and Jerry (CMC): '53, '55, '57, '58, '59, '60, '63 and '64 by Joe (mainly sedans), '53, '55, '57 and a Cougar by Jerry.
And we must not forget Eko/Anguplas '61 Comet!
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stanhas87
87thScale addict
1978 Dodge Monaco CHP
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Post by stanhas87 on Jun 5, 2010 22:24:07 GMT 1
Dear All:
I love the Marquis / Gran Marquis. These were made, but not in 1/87. I will check on Superba's Mercs, due to the fact that they are not something that everyone did as the 1949 - 1951 Merc. I already rounded up the AMC's, Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles I have in my collection, now is Merc's turn. I honor them this way - in minaiture and with my files.
As I saw, the Mercs Miniatures that exist the most replicated the ones that were Lincoln Jrs.; the Ford based ones have very few examples made. Fortunately, the two generations of Marauders were made - in my other Fav scale.
I also rememebers a plaster - made 1950 or 1951 Merc Wagon. In real life, these are very rare.
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 5, 2010 22:41:08 GMT 1
Also available Motormax's Bobcat '75 Coupe…
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Post by nickvoges on Jun 5, 2010 22:51:57 GMT 1
A Marquis has to be done in our scale definitivly. From my own I made the following Mercury´s
´56 Montclair* ´67 Parklane* ´67 Station Br. ´68 Cougar* ´69 Cougar* ´77 Station Brougham
the models with the star are available. In the "tradezone" are more explanations. Really interesting how many Merc´s are in our scale. Is there any photo of the rubber model? nick
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 5, 2010 23:44:53 GMT 1
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Post by cfesmire on Jun 6, 2010 14:36:51 GMT 1
The American luxury car by Wiking is a Lincoln/Mercury if I am not mistaken. And their Capri was a Merc too.
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 6, 2010 15:39:24 GMT 1
The American luxury car by Wiking is a Lincoln/Mercury if I am not mistaken… Hem… i'm not so sure of that. The old Wiking is a Continental, a seperate brand from the Ford Motor Company, created only for two years, 1956 and 1957 and for one model, the Mark II. I know it's sometimes considered as a Lincoln, or a Ford Continental, but it's a mistake. I suppose the mistake comes from the fact that the name "Continental" has been also used before and after by Lincoln for some of their models.
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Post by nickvoges on Jun 6, 2010 17:40:01 GMT 1
In my list it´s named "Lincoln Continental Mark II", but I remember that I read, the car was designed before for another brand, but the design was so outstanding, that they decided to make it for the more luxury division Lincoln. nick
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 6, 2010 18:12:37 GMT 1
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stanhas87
87thScale addict
1978 Dodge Monaco CHP
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Post by stanhas87 on Jun 6, 2010 22:58:39 GMT 1
Dear All:
I caught this comment - about the Continental - only now, and if Sylvain had not shown that wiki info, I would had replied that was the Continental which was known as Continental, not Lincoln.
If the mentioned Capri is the one from Wiking, that is the Ford Capri, which was part of the German Ford, not Mercury. If my memory does not fail ,this Capri may been sold on Mercury dealers.
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Post by kitbashcasting on Jun 7, 2010 7:03:19 GMT 1
Back in the late 50's FoMoCo also had the MEL division. It stood for Mercury - Edsel - Lincoln. They would build Fords on on line and Mercurys and Edsels on another. Depending on what kind of Edsel you bought it had a lot of parts that were in common with Mercurys and Lincolns and visa versa. As far as Mercury being dropped from Ford"s line up. I have not heard a lot of hoopla like when GM dropped Pontiac. Mercury is just fading away, like Oldsmobile did.
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Post by cfesmire on Jun 8, 2010 3:20:17 GMT 1
As I remember the Capri was sold at Mercury dealers in the US and mostly referred to as the Mercury Capri. It should also be noted that Mercury trucks were sold only in Canada years ago (always exceptions however). Much like the relationship Dodge had with Fargo.
And you're perception of the Continental's beauty is spot on Sylvain.
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Post by hemicuda on Jun 12, 2010 4:10:16 GMT 1
I owned a '68 Cougar, and a '86 Capri (Mustang twin) both w/ 302's. Miss them both
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