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'''Mercury Montego. 1968–9 (prod. 179,858). 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door wagon, 2-door convertible. F/R, 200, 250 in³ (I6 OHV), 302, 351, 390, 428 in³ (V8 OHV).''' Upscale version of [[Ford Fairlane (1968–9)]], with the Montego nameplate gradually taking over from earlier Comet (Capri and Caliente supplanted by Montego and Montego MX). The same remarks as Fairlane apply: an intermediate styled to look like a full-sized car, with questionable handling to match.
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'''Mercury Montego. 1968–9 (prod. 179,858). 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door wagon, 2-door convertible. F/R, 200, 250 in³ (I6 OHV), 302, 351, 390, 428 in³ (V8 OHV).''' Upscale version of [[Ford Fairlane (1968–9)]], with the Montego nameplate taking over from earlier Comet-based models (Capri and Caliente supplanted by Montego and Montego MX). The same remarks as Fairlane apply: an intermediate styled to look like a full-sized car, with questionable handling to match.
  
  
 
''Manufacturing location:'' Lorain, Ohio, USA
 
''Manufacturing location:'' Lorain, Ohio, USA
  
''Marque:'' [[Mercury]] | ''Model:'' [[Mercury Montego]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Mercury Comet (1966–7)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Mercury Montego (1970–1)]]
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''Marque:'' [[Mercury]] | ''Model:'' [[Mercury Montego]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Mercury Capri (1967)]], [[Mercury Caliente]], [[Mercury Villager (1967)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Mercury Montego (1970–1)]]
  
 
''q.v.'' [[Mercury Comet (1968–9)]], [[Mercury Cyclone (1968–9)]]
 
''q.v.'' [[Mercury Comet (1968–9)]], [[Mercury Cyclone (1968–9)]]
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==Off-site link==
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*[http://www.mercurystuff.com/index.html MercuryStuff.com]

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Mercury Montego. 1968–9 (prod. 179,858). 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door wagon, 2-door convertible. F/R, 200, 250 in³ (I6 OHV), 302, 351, 390, 428 in³ (V8 OHV). Upscale version of Ford Fairlane (1968–9), with the Montego nameplate taking over from earlier Comet-based models (Capri and Caliente supplanted by Montego and Montego MX). The same remarks as Fairlane apply: an intermediate styled to look like a full-sized car, with questionable handling to match.


Manufacturing location: Lorain, Ohio, USA

Marque: Mercury | Model: Mercury Montego | Predecessors: Mercury Capri (1967), Mercury Caliente, Mercury Villager (1967) | Successor: Mercury Montego (1970–1)

q.v. Mercury Comet (1968–9), Mercury Cyclone (1968–9)


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