dakslim
02-04-2010, 08:40 AM
I didn't know that Edsel Ford started the Mercury division.
Mercury is an automobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile)marque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marque) of the Ford Motor Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company) founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel_Ford), son of Henry Ford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford), to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_(automobile))-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Corporation)' Buick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick) (and former Oldsmobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile)) brand and Chrysler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler)'s namesake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_(division)) brand. Today, all Mercury models are based on Ford platforms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_platform). The name "Mercury" is derived from the "messenger of the gods" of Roman mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology), and during its early years, the Mercury brand was known for performance, which was briefly revived in 2003 with the Mercury Marauder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Marauder). The Mercury brand is used in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico), Puerto Rico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico), U.S. Virgin Islands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands), and the Middle East (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East). In 1999 the Mercury brand was dropped in Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada), although the Grand Marquis was still marketed there wearing a Mercury badge through 2007.
Mercury is an automobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile)marque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marque) of the Ford Motor Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company) founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel_Ford), son of Henry Ford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford), to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_(automobile))-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Corporation)' Buick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick) (and former Oldsmobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile)) brand and Chrysler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler)'s namesake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_(division)) brand. Today, all Mercury models are based on Ford platforms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_platform). The name "Mercury" is derived from the "messenger of the gods" of Roman mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology), and during its early years, the Mercury brand was known for performance, which was briefly revived in 2003 with the Mercury Marauder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Marauder). The Mercury brand is used in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico), Puerto Rico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico), U.S. Virgin Islands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands), and the Middle East (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East). In 1999 the Mercury brand was dropped in Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada), although the Grand Marquis was still marketed there wearing a Mercury badge through 2007.