...rican [[Ford]]s and the [[Lincoln Zephyr]], and plugged it with the 1939 [[Mercury Eight]], creating a new marque. The brand functioned much in the same way [ ...r, the [[Mercury Comet|Comet]], helped by its competition successes. The [[Mercury Cougar]] was a high-profile and attractive counterpart to the [[Ford Mustan

...size line, with exposed headlights and more basic trim compared with the [[Mercury Marquis (1969–72)]] flagship. Similar remarks to Marquis apply: a reasona ...ury Montclair (1965–8)]], [[Mercury Commuter (1965–8)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Mercury Monterey (1973–4)]]