Mercury Monarch

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The Monarch was a retrimmed version of the Mercury for the Canadian market, produced from 1949-57 and 1959-61. The make was discontinued for 1958 when the Edsel took its place, but was reintroduced for 1959 (as the Monarch II) after the failure of the Edsel. Model names included Richelieu, Lucerne and Sceptre.

In the 1970s, the Mercury Monarch was a mid-sized (by American standards) car produced by the Ford Motor Company between 1975 and 1980. It was an upscale version of the US Ford Granada. A still more pricey version was sold as the Lincoln Versailles (1977–80), which had evolved from the Mercury Grand Monarch Ghia of 1975 and 1976. This model was produced at Ford Motor Company assembly plants in Mahwah, New Jersey and Wayne, Michigan.

[edit] 1975-1980 Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch

Introduced in 1975 as "luxury compacts", the Granada and Monarch were Ford Motor company's answer to Mercedes. The interior was handsome and certainly trimmed with many options. The base engine was Ford's 200cid inline six cylinder engine, with a 250cid inline six optional. V8 power came from Ford's 302 and 351cid engines, though neither was known for gas mileage.

[edit] External links

• Mercury Monarch Performance Site (United States)

Mercury road car timeline, 1946-1989  v • d • e
Type	1940s				1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s
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Subcompact																														Bobcat						Lynx
Compact																	Comet									Comet							Zephyr						Topaz
Mid-size																							Montego									Cougar						Marquis
																					Comet									Monarch											Sable
Full-size										Montclair									Park Lane					Marquis														Grand Marquis
					Monterey
Personal luxury																													Cougar
Sports																						Cougar												Capri